Climate Change December 2 US commits to shutting down its coal plants during COP28 The United States has committed to building no new coal plants and phasing out existing plants as part of its plan to tackle climate change
New Mexico October 6 Footprints found at ancient lake in New Mexico challenge old belief of first humans in Americas New research finds that humans might have first entered the New World not over the Bering land bridge between Russia and Alaska, but thousands of years earlier.
LIFESTYLE August 12 On this day in history, August 12, 1990, 'Sue' the Tyrannosaurus rex is discovered The largest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossil was discovered in South Dakota on this day in history, August 12, 1990. The fossil was dubbed "Sue" after the woman who discovered it.
LIFESTYLE August 1 Oldest-ever jellyfish fossil discovered from over half a billion years ago: 'Remarkable lineage' A jellyfish fossil was found from over half a billion years ago in a national park in Canada. See what the free-swimming predatory jellyfish fossil looks like.
Fossils July 19 Early mammals may have hunted dinosaurs, rare China fossil suggests A fossil found in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaurs, according to new research from Canadian and Chinese scientists published Tuesday.
LIFESTYLE July 15 Fossil hunter spots 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while at quarry: 'Sticking out like a sore thumb' A paleontologist recently discovered a 4-foot-long mammoth tusk while on a quarry dig. The rare find is thought to be 450,000 years old. "I could not believe my eyes," said Jamie Jordan.
Evolution June 6 Homo naledi species, discovered in South Africa, may have buried its dead and carved symbols, studies suggest New studies suggest Homo naledi species, which has brains one-third the size of humans, was capable of complex behavior such as burials.
California June 2 Woman walking along California beach finds ancient, foot-long mastodon tooth A woman strolling on a California beach found a giant ancient tooth belonging to a mastodon, an extinct elephant-like species that once roamed the area up to 5 million years ago.
Digging History February 25 A 3,500-year-old bear preserved in Siberian permafrost is dissected by researchers A nearly 3,500-year-old brown bear is being dissected by Russian scientists. the female bear has undergone a necropsy after it was discovered in 2020 on Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island.
Fossils January 30 Girl, 9 years old, discovers rare prehistoric megalodon tooth in Maryland waters: 'I couldn't believe it' Molly Sampson, a fourth grader from Prince Frederick, Maryland, found a 15 million-year-old megalodon tooth on Christmas in a bay near Calvert Cliffs. Her family had it checked by a paleontologist.
