If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapsed…
Antarctica is a desolate, far-away place, but what happens there could reshape life along the coasts. ...read more
Antarctica is a desolate, far-away place, but what happens there could reshape life along the coasts. ...read more
When it all lines up just right. ...read more
One of the world’s most famous shipwrecks likely has more surprises in store. ...read more
Wetlands aren’t just full of mosquitoes and cattails. They also store carbon, act as storm buffers and boast carnivorous plants. ...read more
With a series of papers out today, Homo naledi gets both a birthdate and more complete. Discovered in a South African cave, H. naledi first came to light in 2015, in a paper by University of the Witwatersrand anthropologist Lee Berger. Though the remains were undated at the time, estimates put them at anywhere from 100,000 to several million years old. This was based on a physical analysis of the bones, which contained a curious mixture of modern and archaic traits. Now, aft ...read more