New fossil evidence from China suggests that some of our vertebrate ancestors had four eyes. The study, published in Nature, ...

La Niña—a climate phenomenon characterized by unusually cool sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical ...

Giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos—which previous research has estimated could weigh up to 250 kilograms—may have been ...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary of declaring independence, NASA's Artemis II mission will carry a host of ...

Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting ...

Despite being one of the most cooperative species on the planet, humans routinely fail to manage shared resources sustainably ...

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient ...

Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles whose acidic lumen (pH 4.5–5.0) is required for degradation. This luminal acidity is ...

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...

Four in five women musicians have experienced sexual violence and harassment while working or taking part in the Scottish ...

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Countries with a stronger market orientation may experience lower rates of homicide, according to a new study from the ...