A human skull fragment discovered at the Sima del Elefante site at Atapuerca has become the oldest face in Western Europe.

Black holes – areas of space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape – have long been objects of ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like Earth and gases rarely considered in the search for extraterrestrials. In a ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million years ago revealing branching evolutionary stories of survival, intermixin ...

You've heard of Pompeii and the volcano that wiped it out, but how much do you REALLY know about this incredibly famous place ...

Last week during President Trump’s State of the Union, he declared: “As commander in chief, my focus is on building the most ...