Paranthropus capensis, a “gorilla-like” human relative that lived in southern Africa some 1.4 million years ago. A new study focuses on a hominin jawbone known as SK 15 that was unearthed in 1949 at ...

Seen as harbingers of death and disease, staples of horror films and Halloween decor, vultures actually play an important ...

You know all about buffer overflows. A coder moves data from A to B, but doesn't check that A will always fit in B. When it ...

Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...

Apparently, a recent mass extinction event in South America never actually happened. For four decades, it was believed that a ...

Climate change and habitat destruction are driving species to extinction at an alarming rate. The impact extends across all ...

In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

The City of Independence Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Feb. 4 to gather feedback on a preliminary plan ...

Airlie Gardens' newest attraction doesn't flower and isn't even green. But that isn't stopping visitors from flocking to the ...

Rangiroa is a laid-back island paradise full of underwater wonders, including abundant sharks. It's the largest coral atoll ...

Many animals are active during the winter months, searching for food, finding mates, starting families, or on the move. For ...