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Particles of both minerals and organic matter track the retreat of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, which melted about 20,000 years ...

Fossil suggests four-legged tetrapods transitioned from ocean to land 35 million years earlier than previously thought.

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A closer look at our wastewater could help us stay ahead of the next viral pandemic, and keep an eye on measles outbreaks.

Learn more about the lineages of Australian and South American tree frogs, which separated approximately 55 million years ago at the latest, according to a new analysis of fossils.

Scans of the Chicago Archaeopteryx show feather and bone features that worked together to create lift.

Learn about the controversial Gaia hypothesis, stating that Earth is its own living system kept in balance by organisms.

Discover why scientists and politicians are calling for the creation of a Coordinated Lunar Time.

Observing mother-offspring relationships in wild chimps offers new insights into the evolutionary roots of attachment and ...

The formation of the Gondwana supercontinent also gave rise to an Antarctic range that has been covered by ice for 500 ...