Studying ancient humans and our pre-human ancestors is an important and interesting field. One of the key areas of our ...

They've extracted fragments of enamel proteins from the teeth of fossils of the species Paranthropus robustus and used them ...

A US-based biotech company has successfully sequenced the genetic codes of preserved plants, some of which date back more ...

In a scientific first, a team led by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Copenhagen has ...

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that ...

A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish ...

A rare grasshopper once believed to be extinct has been spotted for the first time since 1980—but habitat loss may threaten ...

Listen to the final song of the last male Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird, recorded just before the species disappeared forever.