Experiments and simulations show Paleolithic paddlers could outwit the powerful Kuroshio Current by launching dugout canoes ...

Scientists just sequenced the first sea spider genome, uncovering genetic clues to limb growth, regeneration, and ancient ...

Sea anemones may hold the key to the ancient origins of body symmetry. A study from the University of Vienna shows they use a molecular mechanism known as BMP shuttling, once thought unique to ...

Fire is an ancient natural phenomenon that has shaped our planet for more than 400 million years. It alters habitats, affects ...

We know that some animals are bilaterian—meaning they display bilateral symmetry—while others are not, but nature is rarely ...

To unravel the mysteries of these difficult voyages, the researchers employed a unique combination of numerical simulations ...

Humans first arrived in South America through a series of extraordinary migrations – and genetic studies now reveal more ...

When and where the earliest modern human populations migrated and settled in East Asia is relatively well known. However, how ...

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age. A new ...

Researchers recreated a 30,000-year-old ocean journey from Taiwan to Japan using canoes and simulations to test early human ...

Scientists Used Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe, Then Paddled Across 140 Miles from Taiwan to Japan Researchers and expert ...

Indie outfit Louverture Films ( Nickel Boys) will partner with Cinewax Films and USC Media to develop an audio series, animé ...