Tooth fossils fill 6-million-year-old gap in primate evolution

Researchers have used fossilized teeth found near Lake Turkana in northwest Kenya to identify a new…

New research identifies patterns of tree distribution in African savannas

Understanding the patterns underlying vegetation distribution is vital for creating predictive models to forecast responses of…

Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence

Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic…

'Super corals' give glimmer of hope for world's dying reefs

Hawaiian “super corals” that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer…

Papua New Guinea assesses extent of damage from strong quake

Papua New Guinea authorities are assessing the extent of damage from a powerful earthquake that rattled…

Dragging levee repairs leave riverside communities stressed

Communities that were flooded when levees failed along the Missouri River earlier this spring will likely…

$10M XPRIZE for software that teaches illiterate to read

The challenge was to develop software that could easily be downloaded onto tablets that poor children…

How The Sun Pumps Out Water From Mars Into Space

Russian and German physicists have offered an explanation for the new data obtained by Martian satellites,…

Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes

Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes occur above some thunderstorms and propagate out into space. Click…

Climate change: Bafta calls for more environment plot lines on TV

New research by Bafta found references to “climate change” lag far behind “beer” or “sex” in…