Science paints new picture of the past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans ... Ancient DNA technology has revolutionized the way we study human history and has quickly taken off, ...

THE last time carbon dioxide in the atmosphere consistently matched today's human-driven levels was 14 million years ago, ...

Today, Earth’s air contains 420 parts per million of carbon dioxide (CO2), and the consortium of more than 80 researchers ...

Scientists in the US have developed a paint significantly "whiter than the whitest paint currently available". Tests carried out by researchers at Purdue University on their "ultra-white" paint ...

Scientists estimate that the human eye can distinguish up to 10 million colors. That’s pretty impressive, considering the interesting fact that we only have three types of color-perceiving rods ...

Oct. 24, 2023 — Primatologists are using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of ancient mummified baboons found in Egypt. The team finds evidence that the two legendary trading ...

All of humanity can now take the Grand Tour: a travel circuit of global sites that help us understand ourselves and our ...

December 4, 2023 • Just about every day there's a new headline about artificial intelligence. OpenAI Founder and CEO Sam Altman was forced out, and then dramatically returned to his post—all ...

Three flying reptiles from Earth's distant past glide above the gray Pacific, far beyond the rollers breaking on the shore of Point Reyes, California. They flap their wings slowly for a few beats ...

Alan Izarraras-Gomez is in the International Laboratory for Human Genome Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Querétaro, 76230, Mexico. Diego Ortega-Del Vecchyo is in the ...