If confirmed, the result means people migrated to North America much earlier than thought, but some experts remain unconvinced.

The Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden is still assessing the damage from a June 15 fire.

The University of South Alabama professor, who died of complications related to COVID-19, reconstructed the historic range of plants that once grew in the southeastern US.

Meet some of the people featured in the June 2020 issue of The Scientist.

A tooth and six bone fragments are the oldest confirmed Homo sapiens fossils in Europe.

The McGill University paleontologist, who died from COVID-19, was known for using multidisciplinary methods to explore the origins of amphibians, birds, and mammals.

Researchers discover a fragment of cord between 41,000 and 52,000 years old that points to Neanderthals’ complex cognitive abilities.

A new fossil discovery indicates a second primate group also traversed the Atlantic millions of years ago on a raft of vegetation.

A new study finds that the extinct European cave bear’s large sinuses represent a tradeoff between hibernation length and the flexibility of their diets.