New research from several sites is starting to suggest that people came to the Americas earlier — perhaps far earlier — than ...

SAO PAULO — Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time ...

Out of all the world's biomes, deserts are some of the best archaeological locations. That's because of their arid nature.

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

The remains of the ancient 18-month-old male child, who was the subject of the study, was accidentally unearthed near Wilsall ...

A study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History presents the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey ...

giant sloths, and exploding woodpeckers. Greene has a way of finding meaning in the unlikeliest of subjects. What It’s About: L.A. author Lalami wrote two of the best novels in recent years: ...

CASTAIC — The Chiquita Canyon Landfill, which has generated thousands of odor complaints over the past year and has been targeted in lawsuits by Castaic-area residents and Los Angeles County ...