Long before paleontology, ancient civilizations stumbled upon massive bones buried in the earth. With no science to explain them, these fossils became the foundation for terrifying legends and ...

A unique Dutch experiment is combining cryptocurrency mining with tulip farming. Farmers are capturing heat from Bitcoin computers to warm greenhouses. This innovative approach emerged during Europe's ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known fossils on Earth, 3.7 billion-year-old microbial remnants, uncovered in Greenland’s Isua Greenstone Belt. This exceptional discovery suggests that life ...

The original skull, digital scan, and reconstructed face of Little Foot. Credit: Amélie Beaudet. Scientists have finally revealed the face of “Little Foot,” a ...

A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute have found that Neanderthal DNA in some of us may affect how our skin ...

Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants travelled hundreds of miles across Europe - Human ancestors hunted large prey in ...

Ancient bite marks, fossilised waste, and a 31-foot predator reveal a chilling story from Earth’s past. What made Deinosuchus so powerful, and what secrets still remain hidden in its bones?

Young students from Southern Maryland and Prince George’s County testified before Maryland’s Senate Education, Energy and Environment Committee to advocate for designating the prehistoric megalodon as ...

A case in the US Supreme Court, which will weigh the role of fossil fuel giants in the climate crisis, reflects a longtime push by the industry to stop science being heard in state courts A US Supreme ...

In recent years, Earth's average temperature has been rising faster than scientists previously thought.

Inger Andersen, UNEP’s Executive Director, urges stronger science‑based multilateralism, solidarity and funding to safeguard the environment as the foundation of security.

For most of my professional life I have thought about air pollution through the organs I know best. As a heart and lung surgeon, I spent decades studying how polluted air damages lungs, damages the ...