The name mikazuki isn’t random. It is a nod to the local history of the Tohoku region, derived from the Japanese word for ...

Southeast Asia’s need for coal is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, undermining progress on cutting carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. Southeast Asia makes up ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

A man who fled civil war in Liberia as a child says he has been afraid to leave his Minneapolis home since being released ...

JAKARTA – A skullcap, molar and femur believed to be remains of Homo erectus, or “Java Man,” unearthed by Dutch geologist ...

The return of the Dubois Collection from the Netherlands places Indonesia at the heart of human evolution studies, opening ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco from a little-understood period of human evolution may help scientists resolve a long-standing mystery: Who came before us? Three jawbones, including one from a child, ...

Joe Burrow’s Christmas gifts to his offensive linemen are pretty dino-mite. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback gifted his teammates authentic dinosaur, bear and mammoth fossils for the holiday — a ...

The Netherlands pledged on Friday to return to Indonesia the remains of "Java Man", the first-ever "Homo Erectus" unearthed by modern scientists in a landmark discovery for human evolution. The Barron ...

Ancient bees built nests in the hollows of rodent skulls, a new study suggests L. Viñola López et al., Royal Society Open Science, 2025 under CC BY 4.0 People often appreciate fossils for the insights ...

Rick Hankus, owner of Hermosa Beach’s Java Man coffee shop, who was known as a “humble hero,” “legend” and the “kindest person” who gave back to the South Bay community and beyond, died last month. He ...

Around 115 million years ago, northern Australia’s seas hosted a colossal shark that rewrites what we thought we knew about early ocean predators. New fossil discoveries show that modern-type sharks ...