Analyzing 20 million recorded mosquito flight paths revealed the mathematical rules behind how these tiny predators move and zero in on their human targets.
Agriculture changed the human story forever, jetpacking our species into an era of unprecedented growth and complexity. But ...
A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.
Africa gave the world humanity. The world took almost everything else.” “Africa holds a substantial share of the resources that will sustain the ...
Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...
For some, this status was reached when we attained a certain level of technological complexity, while others view the emergence of abstract thought as the rubicon of modernity – although a new study ...
A newly identified sponge order, Vilesida, produces sterols linked to the oldest-known animal biomarkers, supporting the idea ...
Debanking” is the government’s newest weapon of repression against environmental leaders and anti-mining advocates.
"When AI surpasses humans on the intelligence ladder, we may not get a second chance to organize our response," writes Jon Truby.
Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...
Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa more than 3 million years ago. The species is named Lucy’s hunter, because it ...