The human hand is the product of hundreds of millions of years of evolution, beginning with lobe-finned fish in the Devonian period. Early species like Tiktaalik developed limb-like fins capable of ...

Supreme Court approved a new hill definition and proposed mining regulations raising concerns over groundwater, biodiversity, ...

From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of ...

Scientists have discovered a new carnivorous pitcher plant species in Palawan, Philippines. This is found only on steep limestone cliffs, and it may already be critically endangered. The discovery ...

Bottineau sits in the scenic Turtle Mountains region, defying the stereotype that North Dakota is flatter than a pancake that’s been run over by a combine harvester. The rolling landscape creates a ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But the face staring back is complicating scientists' understanding of early ...

In 1989, paleontologist Darren Tanke suggested that similar breaks were the result of mating as one dinosaur mounted the ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...