Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

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For more than 20 years, the Yixian Formation has produced exceptionally preserved fossils of feathered dinosaurs, but a new ...

Synthetic cells could mimic the first sparks that led to our existence. Several Dutch institutions are working together to ...

Scientists around the world expressed disappointment and alarm as Republican Donald Trump won the final votes needed to ...

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Donald Trump has now twice defeated a seasoned female candidate for president. For some discouraged women voters, this latest loss raises stark questions about why America hasn’t shattered its highest ...

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