Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and ...

In December 1911, Roald Amundsen and his crew reached the South Pole, beating his rival, Robert Falcon Scott, by 35 days. Scott and his crew didn't survive the return trip.

Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...

Wegener at the University of Graz in Germany says that millions of years ago the two Americas, as well as Europe, Asia, ...

From fruit flies that bite to a tiny mouse opossum and a feathered dinosaur preserved with the remains of its last meal, more ...

With the human family tree now more like a hedge and twice as many known moons, Bill Bryson talks to the New Scientist ...

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The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed annually on February 11. This day focuses on promoting gender equality and the leadership of women and girls in the fields of science ...

Matthew Olmos, 10, left, and Camila Delgado, 9, look to see whether UV beads reacted with UV light during a science activity as part of GSK Science in the Summer at Uplift Mighty in Fort Worth on ...

A hiker's pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert likes to joke that hers gets heavier. As an Earth sciences graduate student at the University ...