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Sun’s Sibling Stars Could Host Cousins of Earth Life
Some scientists are searching not just for any life out there in the universe, but for our distant relatives....
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Melting Antarctic Permafrost Drove Ancient Global Warming
Fifty-five million years ago, the world abruptly warmed by a scorching 5 degrees Celsius, the oceans turned acidic, and...
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Life May Be Hiding Beneath Jupiter Moon Crust
Extraterrestrial life in the solar system may be hiding beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa, safe from...
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The King of the Feathered Dinosaurs
The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus...
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Life’s Building Blocks Grow Close to Home
Though life is a complicated brew, some of its ingredients can be plucked from Earth’s backyard instead of being...
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Ancient Human Ancestor Had Feet Like an Ape
Fossil foot hints that tree-dwellers lived alongside species built for walking.
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Geologists Correct a Rift in Africa
The Great Rift Valley of East Africa – the birthplace of the human species – may have taken much...
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The Artist Who Saw Through Time
Richard Milner’s new book is about Charles R. Knight, who is famous for his elaborate depictions of dinosaurs and...
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Did Life on Earth Come From Mars?
Given the same raw materials, Mars would have been a better host for life to arise than Earth, which...
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Scientists Name New Species of Horned Dinosaur
Two new horned dinosaurs have been named based on fossils collected from Alberta, Canada. Unescopceratops koppelhusae and Gryphoceratops morrisoni...