Life
Ancient chewed birch tar reveals complete genome of Stone Age woman
By Justin Brown · Sep 22, 2026
Life Science and Evolution
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Life Science and Evolution
Baby colossal squid filmed alive for the first time in deep ocean
Sep 19, 2026
Life
Diplodocus fossils discovered in Spain challenge North America-only theory
Sep 19, 2026
Life
Ancient teeth reveal oldest evidence of psychoactive drug use
Sep 16, 2026
Life
Denisovans were already hybrids when they interbred with our ancestors
Sep 14, 2026
Earth & Environment
Three million tonnes of London clay from Crossrail tunnels reshaped Essex wetlands
Sep 10, 2026
Life
Ancient fossils suggest human ancestry split far earlier than scientists believed
By Daniel Moran · Sep 8, 2026
Life
Scientists uncovered a bizarre crocodile cousin from 215 million years ago that started life walking on all fours, then changed its entire…
By Daniel Moran · Sep 6, 2026
Life
Deep beneath Central Texas, a caver put his head beneath an underground stream and found Ice Age fossils everywhere
By Daniel Moran · Sep 6, 2026
Life
Neanderthals did not disappear simply because the climate turned cold or Homo sapiens defeated them—a 2026 Université de Montréal-led…
Sep 5, 2026
Life
Vesper bats—a family of more than 500 species—appear to carry two distinct sets of antibody heavy-chain genes, an immune arrangement never…
Sep 5, 2026
Life
An unknown human lineage interbred with our ancestors in Africa more than 50,000 years ago
Sep 1, 2026
Life
Between April 2025 and March 2026, the Ocean Census network documented 1,121 marine species thought to be new to science—enough, the…
Sep 1, 2026
Life
Western disgust at eating insects may have roots deeper than culture
Aug 31, 2026