Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Apollo astronauts set the world record for distance from the Earth more than 50 years ago, but the Artemis II crew broke the record for distance on Monday afternoon as they are ...
Found just a little over 400 kilometers (250 miles) off the coast of Mozambique, the island of Madagascar is not only the ...
Africa’s widening rift is thinning the crust and reshaping the land, helping preserve fossils that reveal new clues about ...
The wombat’s intestine does something no other gut on Earth does. Understanding why reveals how deeply evolution can sculpt ...
This Full Moon in Scorpio, also called the Flower Moon, is presenting as a micromoon on May 1 at 1:21 p.m. ET. Read your free ...
The anal breakthrough is a key part of all animal evolution. This video starts at the beginning of the universe, and then ...
Scientists have found that the crust beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift is thinning to a critical point, signaling that the ...
The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 25 international members in recognition of ...
The settlement of coastlines and the use of marine food resources, often collectively referred to as coastal adaptations, feature prominently in global ...