Did early humans have rules for how words could be strung together? What impact did the ability to talk have on brains, behaviour and social evolution?

More than a quarter of our planet's natural "geomorphs" -- animals such as beavers and hippos that, collectively, can reshape ...

On this week's episode: big bird intelligence, astronauts should jump, sheep and human history, and a tiny great ape.

It’s another piece of the puzzle. Recent studies have suggested that the planet may have had large oceans, rivers, and even beaches. But the story of Mars’ red dust is far from complete.

The owner who could no longer care for her brought her to the Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation in Hampton Bays, New York two years ago, the New York Post reported. Seated with Tryla resting ...

The risk of the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth at the end of 2032 has increased, University of Oxford's Professor Stephen Smartt explains what the impacts of a collision could be.

A hungry opossum with an unrivaled sweet tooth is on the road to recovery after eating an entire chocolate cake from Costco, an animal rehabilitation center posted. "This Virginia opossum was ...

Here is a look at some of the creatures with the craziest teeth on the planet. The longest teeth in the world are usually called tusks ... If we separate out the tusks — which are different from ...

However, these findings created a scientific puzzle. While several lines of evidence pointed to an ice-rich interior, the dwarf planet’s heavily cratered surface suggested it couldn’t contain much ice ...

This NYT puzzle makes me feel smart when I solve it ... And there are a number of words that could go into an animal category (Kid! Mule!) but that the game places in other categories.