News

  1. Paleontology

    Primitive whales had mediocre hearing

    Fossils suggest that early whale hearing was run-of-the-mill, along the same line as that of land mammals.

    By Helen Thompson
  2. Climate

    Climate change might help pests resist corn’s genetic weapon

    Rising temperatures may allow pests to eat corn that is genetically modified to produce an insect-killing toxin.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Humans

    For humans, the appeal of looking at faces starts before birth

    New research suggests that 8-month-old fetuses, like newborns, are particularly interested in looking at faces.

    By Maria Temming
  4. Anthropology

    Oldest known Homo sapiens fossils come from northern Africa, studies claim

    Moroccan fossils proposed as oldest known H.