New fossils from South Africa are reshaping the story of early human evolution. Researchers have described 18 hominin fossils from Drimolen Cave, including an adult Homo erectus skull fragment dated ...

From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health ...

A roughly 2. 6-million-year-old jaw provides the first identified Paranthropus fossil from Ethiopia’s Afar region.

The microbiome isn’t what it used to be in many parts of the world. The shift of species may be affecting the well-being of ...

The unveiling of this year's awards is now underway. Here's what to know about the winners who have been announced—and the ...

A Scottish fossil known as Lizzie was previously considered one of the earliest reptiles. Recent X-ray scans revealed ...

The myth of Nicolas and Pernelle Flamel, medieval Parisians said to have made gold with a philosophers' stone, sparked a ...

Historical timetables, magnetic records and reports of glowing skies have helped solve a decades-old scientific puzzle. Read ...

The animal kingdom may have started its journey on a much earlier Earth than scientists once thought. Long before ...

An “extraordinary” signal from outer space has provided new insight into the formation of the universe. Astronomers ...

Many B-schools globally have discontinued full-time management programmes. Plus, in an era of AI and Gen Z, the coveted ...

David Lapola is testing a big climate-science unknown: how will the forest cope as atmospheric carbon dioxide continues to rise?