When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...

For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions ...

This week, researchers reported the discovery of four Late Bronze Age stone megastructures likely used for trapping herds of ...

University of Michigan professor Alison Davis Rabosky decided years ago that if ever offered a museum leadership role, she ...

A volcanic island in Iceland revealed that birds, not wind, brought the first plants. This changes what we know about how ...

Expert Pre-University College, under the Expert Group of Institutions, hosted the inaugural edition of Xcelerate 2025, an ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, we had to completely reorganize our spaces to avoid close contact. Transparent barriers ...

Khankhuuluu served as a precursor to the famed bone-crushing kings of the Cretaceous. Paleontologists have uncovered a previously unknown dinosaur species named Khankhuuluu, identified as the ...

Each year, Nature’s Best Photography brings together some of the finest nature photographers in the world to show off their ...

For the third year in a row, Florida has emerged as the leading state in the U.S. for literary censorship in public schools, ...