A cache of human-like fossils from China has perplexed scientists for decades, defying explanation or categorization. The skull fragments, teeth, jaws and other remains unearthed at different sites ...

Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday. The report compiled ...

It stands to reason that a 95 million-year-old tooth shipped to my home would have a rich past. But what ensued after I bought it online for about $100 revealed how, for such relics and those who ...

About 3.2 million years ago, among the prehistoric forests of what is now Ethiopia, a small human was folded into the fossil record. No one knows for sure what killed them. Perhaps it was a fall from ...

Research reveals that the revenue source for state and local tax bases represents a little-known challenge to clean energy adoption in the United States. Communities that have long relied mostly on ...

Editor’s note: Grist is hosting a free virtual event on January 9, 2025, at 2 pm EST / 11 am PST to analyze the progress and challenges seen at the U.N. climate conference known as COP29. Join Grist’s ...

Whether you are a dinosaur enthusiast, a budding archaeologist, or geology buff, the prospect of unearthing prehistoric fossils is always going to be appealing. Luckily, the United States is home to ...

The burning of massive amounts of coal, oil and gas is the main driver of human-caused climate change. - Copyright AFP Mohd RASFAN The burning of massive amounts of ...

The Denisovans were a mysterious group of archaic humans who likely lived from around 370,000 years ago to at least 30,000 years ago, and are believed to be an offshoot or sister group of the ...

Fruita resident Tom Lawrence retired from a warehouse delivery job with School District 51 in 2009. “But I went back to work for free,” he said with a smile. In 2010 he began volunteering at the ...