Denisovan jawbone found in Taiwan offers new insights A Denisovan jawbone discovered in Taiwan provides new insights into the ancient human species, according [...]

Creative humans always find a solution.......... Study: Affordable materials can boost carbon capture Researchers at Northwestern University have identified abundant materials, such as [...]

African elephants select walking paths to save energy (Fotofeeling/Getty Images) A study in the Journal of Animal Ecology reveals that African elephants strategically [...]

03-31-2025 Proxima Centauri: The closest star to Earth is extremely violent ByEric Ralls Earth.com staff writer In our vast galaxy, one star holds [...]

03-31-2025 Coca-Cola is on course to dump 1.3 billion pounds of plastic into our oceans each year BySanjana Gajbhiye Earth.com staff writer The [...]

Genetic mutations key to horses' athletic ability (Tabitha Arn/Getty Images) A study in Science reveals that unique genetic mutations enable horses to excel [...]

Researchers ID gene variant linked to blindness in dogs (Achim Thomae/Getty Images) Researchers have discovered a new genetic variant associated with progressive retinal [...]

Spiders adapt webs to counteract urban noise pollution (Jed Share/Kaoru Share/Getty Images) Researchers have discovered that funnel-weaving spiders adapt their webs to filter [...]

Geographic split of humans linked to emerging language A genomic analysis by MIT and the American Museum of Natural History suggests that human [...]

Fossil reveals earlier timeline for cerapodan evolution A 168-million-year-old femur found in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains has been identified by paleontologists as belonging [...]