Learn more about the ancient remains of three Homo sapiens and how they may have died in the Afar Rift of Ethiopia.

Learn how researchers in Texas developed a nasal spray that may reverse brain aging by reducing inflammation and restoring ...

Learn how researchers in Ithaca, New York, uncovered one of the largest known aggregations of ground-nesting bees, revealing ...

Learn more about the “folded” fossil of Ptychotherates bucculentus, from one of the first families of carnivorous dinosaurs.

Learn what atmospheric rivers are, and why they could be predictable, helping us prepare for devastating storms and floods.

Learn how this Argentine fossil documents one of the first Jurassic brachiosaurids from South America and reveals unexpected ...

Meet Lady Fatou, the world’s oldest living gorilla at Berlin Zoo, known for her record-breaking longevity in captivity.

Learn how Linh Mai, the first Asian elephant calf born at the Smithsonian in 25 years, is strengthening genetic diversity in ...

Find out when Artemis II will return to Earth, and learn how the crew is getting ready to endure an intense splashdown.

Learn how Mount Etna stands apart from most volcanoes, having been formed by pockets of magma held in Earth's upper mantle.

Learn how analyzing “vowel-like” patterns in sperm whale clicks, uncovers one of the closest parallels to human language in ...

Learn more about a Megalibgwilia owenii fossil, found around 120 years ago, that today fleshes out the extinct echidna’s ...