It has been 50 years since archaeologists discovered Lucy, perhaps the most famous ancient hominin ever found. But the ...

A fossil discovery could transform the understanding of how the brains and intelligence of modern birds have evolved.

Seven states or provinces spew more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases, all of them in China, except Texas, which ...

Governments around the globe are ploughing billions of dollars into fossil fuel subsidies to shelter citizens from higher ...

Oil giants commit $500m for sustainable energy, but campaigners say lobbyists have seized control of climate talks.

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape over ...

Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re ...

Researchers hope the "exquisitely preserved" fossil will cast new light on an enduring mystery in paleontology.

In his new book, Power Metal, journalist Vince Beiser provides a balanced briefing on the race for the resources that will ...

Coelacanths are strange fish that are currently only known from two species found along the East African coast and in ...

Planet-warming carbon emissions reached a new high this year, according to research published Wednesday by the Global Carbon ...