Chemical signatures left behind in the bones of people living thousands of years ago suggest that the introduction of new commodities provided an opportunity for men -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The much-anticipated dating of the enigmatic species, along with stunning new fossils, challenge key assumptions about human evolution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Pocket gophers survived the Mount Saint Helens eruption in their underground burrows and immediately went to work bringing back the ecosystem. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Emory University paleontologist, geologist and ichnologist Anthony J. Martin talks about his new book, The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers and the Marvelous Subterranean World beneath Our... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The spicy compound in chilies kicks off a chemical cascade that reduces gut inflammation and immune activity in mice. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com