Learn more about cross-species adoption and why there are so few recorded cases of it.

Learn how whale fossils and embedded shark teeth reveal feeding behavior and scavenging in the Early Pliocene North Sea ecosystem.

Learn how a Roman polybolos unleashed rapid-fire projectiles during the siege of Pompeii.

Learn how new research challenges the age of Monte Verde and what it means for early human migration in South America.

Find out what’s speeding up Earth’s rotation and why it may force timekeepers to delete a second ...

Learn how researchers use archaeological techniques to show how sea turtle shells grow in layers that capture chemical clues about diet, movement, and ocean change over time.

Learn about the surprising surface of Asteroid Bennu, loaded with boulders and cracks that have caused it to experience rapid ...

Learn more about the complexities of bull shark social behavior and how it can be rather similar to humans.

Learn how researchers recreated birch tar and tested its antibacterial properties, revealing how Neanderthals may have used ...

Learn how an unlikely discovery in a venomous lizard led to one of today’s most influential drugs and why future ...

Learn how a newly discovered baby dinosaur fossil from Aphae Island, South Korea, became the first find of its kind in 15 years.

Learn how early humans in Israel’s Natufian period used clay ornaments to express identity, share skills, and build social ...