Ancient Stone Tools Force Rethinking of Human Origins
Ancient stone tools from Kenya shatter the classic story of when and how humans became innovators
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Ancient Stone Tools Force Rethinking of Human Origins
Ancient stone tools from Kenya shatter the classic story of when and how humans became innovators
Have Aliens Built Huge Structures around Boyajian’s Star?
Alien technology is probably not causing Boyajian's star to dim mysteriously. But alternative explanations are hard to come by
Losing Key DNA Made Us Modern Humans
Loss of some DNA during evolution may have helped create big brains and our male–female relationships
Can India Save the Warming Planet?
Energy decisions that India makes in the next few years could profoundly affect how hot the planet becomes this century
Schizophrenia’s Unyielding Mysteries
Gene studies were supposed to reveal the disorder's roots. That didn't happen. Now scientists are broadening the search
World’s Fastest Movies Capture Molecules in Motion
New movies of drug proteins or photosynthesis in action, shot in millionths of a billionth of a second, show how the molecules work—or fail
Wild Foxes Can Be Transformed into Pets in a Few Generations
To test ideas of animal domestication, a bold experiment in Siberia put evolution on a fast track