A component of fossil fuel emissions could contribute to an increased risk of the neurodegenerative disease ALS (amyotrophic ...

Key topicsThe trace is the world’s earliest known “butt-drag” fossil, preserved in South Africa.Researchers link the mark to ...

Researchers in Alberta uncovered a fossil fish that rewrites the evolutionary history of otophysans, which today dominate freshwater ecosystems. The new species, Acronichthys maccognoi, shows early ...

A tiny fish fossil found far inland in Canada reveals new insight into the evolution of catfish, carp, and 2/3 of all ...

A new study gives scientists a fresh look at what life was like in the Las Vegas valley more than 12,000 years ago. Before the strip, Southern Nevada was home to ...

Fungi arose long before plants, shaping Earth with early soils and nutrient cycles. Their hidden legacy shows they may have prepared the world for life to flourish on land.

Gasoline-powered lawn equipment is worse for your health and the climate than you might think. But Arizona offers vouchers for electric replacements.

By connecting fossil evidence with modern genetics and computer simulations, Liu’s team has revealed how a tiny set of ear ...

A once-in-a-lifetime discovery has pushed back the evolutionary history of some of the most mysterious dinosaurs. In September 2025, scientists announced the finding of Zavacephale rinpoche—a ...

Since most pachycephalosaur fossils are just fragments of skulls, this complete skeleton provides the first chance to connect ...

A video on social media is spreading misinformation about abiotic oil, erroneously claiming that fossil fuels aren't actually ...

By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB What happens when a sharp, young anthropologist joins an elite wildland firefighting crew — when scholarship co-mingles with blood, burns and sweat on the frontlines of […] ...