Study shows population on Arctic island was stable until sudden demise, countering theory of ‘genomic meltdown’

In 2017Researchers have suggested that the Wrangel Island mammoths were victims of genetic collapse, an accumulation of lethal mutations that would...

Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient world contain references to sharks preying on sailors as early as the...

The fossil record of our ape ancestors in Africa is almost nonexistent for a period of about 8 or 9 million years. The fossil record of our ape...

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California, with the region gripped by an...

Scientists in South Africa have discovered termite mounds dating to 34,000 years ago, making them the oldest inhabited termite mounds to exist. The...

“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the...

Remnants of bones found in a Tibetan cave at an altitude of 3,280 meters suggest that an ancient human population thrived in this location for...

Dr Anjani Ganase reflects on the effects of devastating hurricanes on human communities and wonders if we can adapt before catastrophes force...

Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has shown. The...