520-Million-Year-Old Fossils Solve One of Evolution’s Biggest Mysteries

Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion.

Ancient gum disease may have helped reshape jaws before human brains expanded

Human evolution is generally explained through changes in brain size, locomotion or tool use, but new research from Wits University suggests that gum disease and changes in facial structure may have ...

Java Factory Announces Flavor 52: 52 New Coffee Flavors in 52 Consecutive Weeks

Innovative coffee company launches one of the most ambitious flavored coffee initiatives ever undertaken while pursuing a Guinness World Records title. SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., July 1, 2026 /PRNewswire ...

Open cluster NGC 6134 in Norma is 1.38 billion years old and hosts a core, tidal tail and diffuse halo

Indonesian astronomers have conducted a comprehensive study of an open cluster in the constellation Norma, known as NGC 6134. Results of the new study, available in a research paper published June 23 ...
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Before modern humans, evolution hit one major growth spurt

Hundreds of hominin fossils reveal that human body size remained stable for ages before a sharp increase in early members of ...