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Bodies left in streets as COVID-19 overwhelms Guayaquil, Ecuador
The climbing death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, has left morgues overwhelmed, causing some bodies to be wrapped in plastic and left lying in the...
Bird of prey found dangling from broken swingball cord
Animal rescuers in Britain were called to a home to rescue a bird of prey that became entangled in the cord of a broken swingball set.
Getty to create $10-million COVID-19 relief fund for L.A. arts organizations
J. Paul Getty Trust grants for L.A. arts organizations will range from $25,000 to $200,000. A separate artist fellowship grant will be repurposed to provide support to artists
Southern Africa may have hosted a hominid transition 2 million years ago
Members of three different hominid lines clustered at the bottom of Africa around 2 million years ago, signaling an evolutionary swing propelled by the spread of a highly successful, humanlike species, new fossil...
Contemporaneity of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and early Homo erectus in South Africa
Understanding the extinction of Australopithecus and origins of Paranthropus and Homo in South Africa has been hampered by the perceived complex geological context of hominin fossils, poor chronological resolution, and...
Direct human ancestor Homo erectus is older than we thought
An unusual skullcap and thousands of clues have created a southern twist to the story of human ancestors, in research published in Science on 3 April.
Six million-year-old bird skeleton points to arid past of Tibetan plateau
Researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a new species of sandgrouse in six to nine million-year-old rocks in...
Journal publishers promote flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic
Editors in Europe and the US plan to work with authors whose lives and labs have been disrupted by the novel coronavirus
Watch: Ryan Reynolds talks giving back during pandemic on 'Late Show'
Ryan Reynolds discussed the importance of giving back during the COVID-19 pandemic while appearing on Stephen Colbert's remote version of "The Late Show."
Fossil trove sheds light on ancient antipodean ecology
The oldest known animals and plants preserved in amber from Southern Gondwana are reported in Scientific Reports this week. Gondwana, the supercontinent made up of South America, Africa, Madagascar, India,...
Researchers unravel the mystery of non-cotectic magmatic rocks
Researchers at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, have found the answer to an enigma that has had geologists scratching their heads for years.
To counter COVID-19 misinformation, expert backs new approach to science learning
In the early days of the novel coronavirus' spread through the United States, misinformation spread alongside it.
Fossil skull casts doubt over modern human ancestry
Griffith University scientists have led an international team to date the skull of an early human found in Africa, potentially upending human evolution knowledge with their discovery.
Dayton's Obi Toppin, Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu named finalists for Wooden Award
Dayton men's basketball star Obi Toppin and Oregon women's basketball star Sabrina Ionescu have been named finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.
WWE NXT: Keith Lee defends his North American Championship in a Triple Threat match
NXT North American Champion Keith Lee defended his title in a Triple Threat match against Dominik Dijakovic and Damian Priest on WWE NXT.
Solved mystery shows 3 hominins shared Africa 300,000 years ago
Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery over the age of a landmark skull found in 1921 in Zambia — the first fossil of an extinct human species discovered in Africa — in...
Healthcare workers make up 1 in 10 known cases of COVID-19 in Ontario
Healthcare workers make up roughly 1 in every 10 of the known COVID-19 cases in Ontario, totaling 229 lab-confirmed cases to date, CBC News has learned.
Florida's extinct Calusa tribe built sophisticated fish enclosures, study says
Florida's Native American Calusa nation had much more advanced engineering systems than previously realized, allowing members to capture and store fish in large enclosures, according to a new study.
Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape
Neolithic populations have long been credited with bringing about a revolution in farming practices across Europe. However, a new study suggests it was not until the Bronze Age several millennia...
White Tiger Rob Gronkowski gets the boot on 'Masked Singer'
Pro football player Rob Gronkowski -- dressed as White Tiger -- was the latest celebrity to get the boot on Season 3 of Fox's "The Masked Singer" competition series Wednesday...
Houston Texans to sign ex-Philadelphia Eagles DT Tim Jernigan
The Houston Texans reached an agreement on a short-term contract with former Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Tim Jernigan.
British knitters attempting record for longest bunting
A British knitting group said members are working from home to reach their goal of breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest knitted bunting.
Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world
Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate was exceptionally warm at the time. A team from the UK and Germany...
Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history, study affirms
In recent years, scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans and Neanderthals share a tangled past. In the course of human history, these two species of hominins interbred not just...
Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history, study affirms
A new study reinforces the concept that Neanderthal DNA has been woven into the modern human genome on multiple occasions as our ancestors met Neanderthals time and again in different...
Homo naledi juvenile remains offers clues to how our ancestors grew up
A partial skeleton of Homo naledi represents a rare case of an immature individual, shedding light on the evolution of growth and development in human ancestry, according to a study.
Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history, study affirms
In recent years, scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans and Neanderthals share a tangled past. In the course of human history, these two species of hominins interbred not just...
Tiny fly from Los Angeles has a taste for crushed invasive snails
As part of their project BioSCAN – devoted to the exploration of the unknown insect diversity in and around the city of Los Angeles – the scientists at the Natural History Museum of...