News

  1. Climate

    Warming’s role in extreme weather quantified

    Scientists calculate how much to blame human-driven climate change for extreme high temperatures and heavy rainfall.

    By Beth Mole
  2. Paleontology

    ‘Frankenstein’ dinosaur was a mash-up of meat eater and plant eater

    Fossils of a bizarre-looking dinosaur found in Chile are challenging ideas about how dinosaurs adapted to their environments.

    By Ashley Yeager
  3. Anthropology

    Pots from hunter-gatherer site in China tell tale of lifestyle shift

    Chinese foragers settled down and made pottery shortly before farming’s ascent.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Anthropology

    Ritual cannibalism occurred in England 14,700 years ago

    Human bones show signs of ritual cannibalism in England 14,700 years ago.