Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

Poliomyelitis is an ancient disease that has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality worldwide for centuries. Its ...

Researchers created a curve of global mean surface temperature throughout deep time, providing context for understanding ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...

Researchers show the average surface temperature on our planet has shifted between 51.8 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit ...

At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a ...

Japan is not having it, with the throngs of tourists overtaking its most popular cities, such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. The ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...

The fall season officially begins on the calendar this Sunday, with the autumn equinox. For those of us in the northern ...

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Interest in psychedelics from the Western world has been growing in the recent years ... discoveries are also shedding light on the role that these substances played in ancient societies. Are you ...