News

  1. Paleontology

    Fossils push back origins of modern mammals

    Fossils of three newly identified early mammals from China suggest that the common ancestor of today’s mammals lived over 200 million years ago.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Archaeology

    Pyramid builders could have used rolling blocks

    Instead of sliding blocks on a ramp, ancient Egyptians could have rolled the massive bricks to the pyramids, a physicist suggests.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Health & Medicine

    Autism treatment for babies shows promise in small study

    A small study finds that changing how parents interact with infants may reduce autism symptoms.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Planetary Science

    Plate tectonics spotted on Europa

    First evidence for plate tectonics elsewhere in solar system discovered on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.