I agree with Adam Morris (‘Informed, moving and intelligent: How Assisted Dying Bill brought out the best in Scotland’s MSPs’, The Scotsman 15 December) that the Assisted Dying debate has done credit ...

On a wind-battered rock in the Baltic Sea, archaeologists have uncovered a puzzle that cuts to the heart of how dogs first ...

Jupiter and Saturn look serene through a backyard telescope, but beneath and around their clouds, both worlds are in dramatic ...

Open shelves hold well-loved teddy bears, board games with slightly tattered boxes, and metal trucks bearing the honorable scars of backyard adventures. For parents and grandparents, it’s an ...

In a world where retirement often seems to require either substantial wealth or significant compromise, Cairo stands as refreshing proof that the good life remains accessible on a modest budget – ...

Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Grand Canyon fossils in the Bright Angel formation reveal 500M-year-old animals with dual feeding structures, reshaping ...