The jutting midface of Neandertals seems to have evolved to help get large volumes of air into an active body that needed lots of oxygen. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The jutting midface of Neanderthals seems to have evolved to help get large volumes of air into an active body that needed lots of oxygen. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Several feet below a beach in British Columbia, archaeologists discovered soil trampled by human feet—the oldest footprints found so far in North America. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The claims of young-Earth creationists are easily checked and easily countered. And a new book—written by former creationists themselves—does this in substantive, compelling detail... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
To learn more about decay and fossilization, researchers conduct unorthodox experiments—like dissecting decomposing animals in the lab. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A newly named prehistoric fish is a reminder that there's more to the fossil record than dinosaurs and toothy reptiles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com