Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the Homo sapiens lineage, representing a common ...

A recent breakthrough in green hydrogen production, using sugars derived from agricultural waste, has dramatically lowered ...

While wind and solar energy led in investments globally, liquefied natural gas is also booming. A former climate envoy for ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic information from living sponges, as well as chemical signals from ancient rocks, ...

Rich nations built their wealth on coal, oil and gas. Now the world is asking poorer countries like Mozambique to chart a ...

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), led by Dr. Hookyung Lee, have developed an electrified heat ...

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

A Southern Environmental Law Center suit alleges state regulators erred in four areas in approving the plant: environmental ...

Dinosaur remains can preserve their original organic molecules—settling a 30-year-old scientific debate about whether such ...

Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back more than 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, according to scientists.

New study of 7-million-year-old fossils from Chad proves Sahelanthropus tchadensis walked upright while still climbing trees.

When reading about ancient history of any type one of the main sources of information comes from fossils. At first glance, it might seem like fossils are extremely common since we have thousands of ...