via Wikimedia Commons The extinction of the Megatherium, alongside other megafauna of the Pleistocene, has been attributed to a combination of climate change and human activity. As the Ice Age ended, ...

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Stir up joy and longevity with stir-fried snake beans for the Year of the Snake.

South American megafauna, from giant sloths to camel-like creatures, survived thousands of years longer than we thought, ...

January 30, 2025 New Once Human codes have been added to the list. What are the latest Once Human codes? There are times in all of our gaming lives when we need a little bit of help. Call it a ...

To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The story of how humans evolved is a long and winding one — and it grows more complicated with each passing year. Discoveries in the past two ...

The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different sites across the country are clearly remnants of archaic hominins — the formal name for species in the human lineage ...

But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.

China will host the world's first half-marathon race between humans and robots. Dozens of humanoid robots are expected to join the 21km (13-mile) race in Beijing in April, according to local media.

Most human cases of bird flu in the U.S. have been mild so far, and most had known exposure to sick or infected animals. Avian influenza A viruses are very different from human seasonal influenza ...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Few genomes have been sequenced from early modern humans, who first arrived in Europe when the region was already inhabited by Neanderthals. An international team has now ...