For decades, the strongest evidence for the earliest human settlement in the Americas came from a site in Chile called Monte Verde. Scientists found echoes of human presence dating back to around ...
Scientists have found the oldest direct evidence for tectonic motion on Earth by more than half a billion years ...
Researchers revisited the 1970s discovery of ancient stone tools at Monte Verde—an iconic site in Chile that transformed our understanding of how and when humans arrived in the Americas.
The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...
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Divers were searching the Bermuda Triangle for lost WWII planes when they found an odd – and clearly human-made – artifact ...
Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say.
What began as a cluster of pneumonia cases overseas became a global pandemic that took Hoosiers’ lives, upended daily routines, overwhelmed hospitals, shuttered businesses, and forced governments to ...
Explore 40 years of PCR history, from Kary Mullis’s invention story to the rise of digital PCR and how it revolutionized ...
The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern applications.
New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth's climate records and expanding researchers' understanding of how the planet has changed ...
The American people deserve nothing less than the full truth at our national parks, and we will not stop fighting until they ...