The asteroid's neck, or "collum," — which joins the two lobes — has been named Windover. The name comes from the Windover ...

When considering the unnamed major features of all the moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system, there are still a ...

Recently, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) approved a new naming scheme for the features on the asteroid designated as Donald Johanson, which is the primary target of NASA's "Lucy" mission.

New dating methods at the Sterkfontein caves in South Africa reveal Australopithecus fossils are between 3.4 and 3.7 million years old, not 2 million as once believed. This discovery pushes back their ...

WASHINGTON >> Bipedal locomotion — walking upright on two legs — is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind’s success. Scientists have now identified two innovations that occurred long ago in the ...

The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, went on display in Prague on Monday, with the Czech prime minister hailing the fossils' "first ever" ...

Prague (AFP) – The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, went on display in Prague on Monday, with the Czech prime minister hailing the fossils' ...

Science. Harvard study reverses Alzheimer's for the first time in mice Science. Surprise at the results of an investigation in the Pacific: the deepest ecosystem on our planet is discovered Omar ...

Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. - Amy Rector/Virginia Commonwealth University Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long ...