Latest science news in Paleontology & Archaeology
World's largest DNA sequencing of Viking skeletons reveals they weren't all Scandinavian
Invaders, pirates, warriors—the history books taught us that Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage and raid their way across Europe and beyond.
Modern theory from ancient impacts
It is generally accepted that the inner region of the early solar system was subject to an intense period of meteoric bombardment referred to as the late heavy bombardment. However,...
Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled East Asia
The very first human beings originally emerged in Africa before spreading across Eurasia about 60,000 years ago. After that, the story of humankind heads down many different paths, some more...
Watch: Kesha performs T. Rex's 'Children of the Revolution' while wearing silver body paint
Kesha donned metallic body paint for her T. Rex tribute on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon."
Paleontology: The oldest known sperm cells
An international team of paleontologists has discovered giant sperm cells in a 100-million year-old female ostracod preserved in a sample of amber. Clearly, the tiny crustacean had mated shortly before...
Watch: Janelle Monae honors Chadwick Boseman on 'Late Show'
Janelle Monae paid tribute to her friend, late actor Chadwick Boseman while appearing on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Meteorite study calls into doubt a popular theory about the early solar system
It is generally accepted that the inner region of the early solar system was subject to an intense period of meteoric bombardment referred to as the late heavy bombardment. However,...
New mineral, 'priscillagrewite,' named in honor of renowned Nebraska geologist
The greatest Christmas present Priscilla Grew received last year was an email.
Ancient Lystrosaurus tusks may show the oldest signs of a hibernation-like state
The earliest fossil evidence of the metabolic slowdowns known as torpor may come from tusks of ancient creatures called Lystrosaurus. Fossil signatures of hibernation, a form of torpor, have turned up in rodent...
Jasper National Park says one caribou herd gone, two others on the brink of local extinction
The Alberta Wilderness Association says that southern mountain woodland caribou populations in Jasper National Park are dangerously low, and are calling on Parks Canada to intervene.
World COVID-19 cases close to 30 million; India tops 5 million
As the world inches toward 30 million coronavirus cases, India on Wednesday surpassed the 5 million infections milestone, becoming only the second nation to hit the grim marker.
India surpasses 5M cases; pandemic nears 30M infections
As the world inches toward 30 million coronavirus cases, India on Wednesday surpassed the 5 million infections milestone, becoming only the second nation to hit the grim marker.
T-rex skeleton could fetch record price at New York auction
The skeleton of a 40-foot (12-meter) dinosaur nicknamed "Stan", one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever found, will be auctioned in New York next month and could set...
Brown Danube: How Belgrade's sewers taint Europe's famous river
Just down the road from Belgrade's historic city centre, gates open for trucks to pass to the banks of the Danube, where they dump raw sewage into Europe's venerated river.
How a giant short-faced bear reached the California Channel Islands
The California Channel Islands are renowned for their archaeological, biological and paleontological significance and richness, containing some of the most important early human sites in North America. This importance is...
Settlement reached to forgive $330M in ITT student loans
Tens of thousands of former students at the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute will be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness as part of a $330 million settlement, according to a...
Finding in 100-million-year-old amber reveals sexual intercourse of ostracods
Small bivalved crustacean ostracods are the most abundant fossil arthropods since the Ordovician and play an important role in paleoenvironmental reconstruction and evolutionary biology.
Louisville reaches $12M settlement in Breonna Taylor wrongful death suit
The city of Louisville has reached a $12 million settlement with the family of Breonna Taylor, who was killed during a police raid last spring.
Did our early ancestors boil their food in hot springs?
Some of the oldest remains of early human ancestors have been unearthed in Olduvai Gorge, a rift valley setting in northern Tanzania where anthropologists have discovered fossils of hominids that...
UAE, Bahrain, Israel normalize relations in White House ceremony
Leaders from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates formally normalized relations with Israel during a historic signing ceremony Tuesday at the White House.
Chadwick Boseman laid to rest in South Carolina
Chadwick Boseman was laid to rest near his hometown of Anderson, S.C., after the actor died at the age of 43 in August, following a four-year battle with colon cancer.
'Murph the Surf' Jack Murphy, figure in NYC jewel heist, dies at 83
Convicted killer and jewel thief Jack Roland "Murph the Surf" Murphy, best known for an infamous 1964 New York City jewelry heist, has died at the age of 83.
South Korean blacksmith's gardening hoe a hit on Amazon
A blacksmith who began making traditional gardening tools at age 14 has become an Amazon success story in his native South Korea.
One of Earth's most biodiverse habitats lies off the Scottish coast – but climate change could wipe it out
Maerl beds stud the ocean floor like underwater brambles. They're pastel pink and, despite their knobbly appearance, made up of a red seaweed. This algae has a limestone skeleton which...
Washington Capitals hire Peter Laviolette as head coach
The Washington Capitals on Tuesday named Peter Laviolette as their 19th head coach in franchise history.
New 'eternal sleeper' dinosaurs unearthed in China
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China, one in Argentina and one in Belgium has identified the fossilized remains of two previously unknown dinosaurs in China. In...
Iron Age wine press yields clues to Phoenician building techniques
Wine had great importance in the Iron Age Mediterranean. In particular, the Phoenicians—the inhabitants of the central coastal Levant—were considered to have played an important role in the spread and...
Adam Engle, Tim Anderson lift White Sox over Twins
Adam Engel and Tim Anderson each had RBI hits in the eighth inning to help the Chicago White Sox edge the Minnesota Twins 3-1 in the first clash of a...