A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmaking as early as 2.6 million years ago.

Women face a small rise in fracture risk within 10 years of stopping therapy, suggesting the need for additional monitoring.

Flu viruses often enter the body through mucous tissue in the nose. Researchers are developing new ways to protect such areas.

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Producing a male-specific protein in digestion-related neurons may have led to the evolution of an odd “romantic” barfing behavior in one species of fruit flies.

The invasive spotted lanternfly has spread to 17 states and can threaten vineyards. But bats, fungi, dogs and even trees may help control them.

Aerosols, small particles in the atmosphere like salt and dust, may offset a third of human-caused climate warming, though their influence is fading.

In The Martians, journalist David Baron recounts scientific and public debate over purported intelligent life on the Red Planet.

Analysis of the hair used in a knotted device reveals the owner’s simple diet. That suggests commoners, not just the elite, kept records in Inca society.

Golden apple snails can regrow full, functional eyes. Studying their genes may reveal how to repair human eye injuries.

Sea silk, once spun from endangered clams, may make a comeback — thanks to discarded fibers from a farmed species. The find could sustainably revive a fading art.