Analysis of ancient fossils has shown that giant anacondas became extremely large over 12 million years ago and remain giants ...
For fifteen years, scientists possessed only ghostly DNA evidence of the Denisovans—an ancient human lineage known solely ...
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The brain doesn’t just recognise the human voice. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) shows that certain areas of our ...
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Statement from the Second Ecosocialist Meeting, held in Belém, Brazil, November 2025, with the participation of 99 organizations and more than 350 people, ...
We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...
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The dental development of modern bears does not follow the typical pattern seen in most mammals. The reason lies millions of ...
DNA of ‘vampire squid from hell’ helps explain how octopuses evolved - With its unusual combination of features, the deep sea creature helps explain how other modern species emerged from a common ance ...
To author Anjana Khatwa, rocks are “storykeepers of time.” She blends science and spirituality to explore the origin story of our world.