Moments in human history are etched into the Earth. Now researchers are piecing together evidence of our impact on the planet ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

In a nutshell New research challenges the long-held belief that human evolution required improbable “lucky breaks,” ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the ...

Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an explanation ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

Heavy metal contamination in Yangshan Port raises concerns for seafood safety, with arsenic and mercury posing health risks.

Scientists have revealed a new model which suggests humanity is the "natural evolutionary outcome" for our planet and is not ...

SETI scientists suggest that extraterrestrial civilizations could detect Earth through 'technosignatures' like planetary radar and atmospheric emissions. These indicators of human technology and ...

NASA scientists have uncovered significant changes in the global water cycle over the past two decades, largely driven by ...

An international group of scientists, led by King's College London, has revealed how continued global warming will lead to ...