Recent discoveries in Colombia have unveiled a previously unknown human DNA lineage in ancient remains, offering fascinating ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants ...

"The results reported here can be crucial when down-selecting which samples, if not all, are returned to Earth." ...

"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind the discovery.

Amber found in the Amazon forest region of Ecuador containing a trove of well-preserved fossils of wasps, midges, flies, ...

The cult behind these rocks likely revolved around water, supported by the stones’ fish-themed designs and placements near ...

About 360 million years ago, our fishy ancestors moved from water to land. Along the way, their fins turned into feet, with toes.

After a year of scientific scrutiny, a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been confirmed to contain a potential biosignature. The sample is the best candidate so far to provide ...

Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to ...

Researchers continue to build on a body of evidence for a fragmented comet that is thought to have exploded over Earth almost ...

Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars may have potentially been ...

NASA is increasingly sure its Mars rover Perseverance found a rock with biosignatures of ancient microbial life. However, the ...