A newly published scientific study is reigniting debate over human evolution in Africa after researchers suggested that the ...

Framing the environment as a silent victim suggests its passivity during armed conflicts. But the ecological consequences of ...

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

For years, a small set of foot bones from Ethiopia sat at the center of a quiet puzzle, so scientists kept circling back to ...

These exhibits help visitors overcome common challenges, such as understanding the true scale of extinct animals or ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

In 1888, researchers aboard the R/V Albatross began the world’s first concentrated marine research expeditions off California ...

The stories that kept cropping up have predominantly revolved around rising heat, climate law rollbacks, water, artificial ...

A 1.6-million-year-old Ethiopian skull blends ancestor and descendant features, rewriting the origin story of Homo erectus.

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For over two decades, Costa Rica has banned oil and gas exploration and production. That ban runs until 2050, but it rests on a fragile legal foundation - a presidential moratorium. Any President can ...