Deep in the Denisova Cave of Siberia, scientists uncovered a single finger bone that rewrote human history. Genetic testing ...

By redefining aging as an evolutionary achievement, Michael Gurven challenges a youth-obsessed culture to see the later ...

"This fundamentally changes how we think about the evolution of complex nervous systems," said biologist Jack Ullrich-Lüter.

Learn how Brookfield Zoo has cared for 54 okapi since 1955 and continues to pioneer conservation for this endangered species.

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The "Predator" franchise has been scattershot since Arnold Schwarzenegger's heyday. "Predator: Badlands" director Dan ...

Little Buffalo State Park in Newport, Pennsylvania offers exactly that kind of digital detox – a 1,255-acre sanctuary where nature’s notifications are the only ones that matter. Tucked away in the ...

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Micanopy isn’t flashy, doesn’t have a marketing budget, and won’t sell you an overpriced souvenir. What it does offer is 21,000 acres of pure, unadulterated ...

Scientists discover the oldest human face in Western Europe, dating back more than a million years, in a cave in northern ...

An area called the central Southern Cone in South America, which consists of a large part of Argentina, is known to be one of ...