Kyle Dougherty, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and lead author of the study, said, "When ...

A rare whale species appears to be in the midst of a promising birthing season, though scientists are skeptical it's enough ...

Once widespread across Asia, wild tigers now survive mainly in one country. New official figures reveal where most tigers live today, why it matters globally, and what challenges still remain.

The Omaha Police Department says it's not always clear it's a case of trafficking at first glance. Often, it may initially be ...

Brazil’s oldest people may be revealing hidden biological secrets behind extreme human longevity. A Viewpoint published on January 6 in Genomic Psychiatry by Dr. Mayana Zatz and colleagues at the Huma ...

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

Songbirds on the UCLA campus changed beak shapes during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers suspect it might ...

Learn how precisely dated fossils from Morocco reveal a population with a mix of archaic and emerging traits, helping clarify ...

Human-wildlife conflict has driven the decline of once-abundant species and is pushing others to the brink of extinction.

Fossils discovered in a quarry cave in Morocco and dated to roughly 773,000 years ago are offering scientists a rare glimpse ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...