Lucy's position in the history of human evolution is currently being challenged. The Lucy fossil species, or Australopithecus afarensis, was long believed to be an ancestor species that humans ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

In recent years, astronomers have become increasingly interested in a theoretical particle known as the axion, which was ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

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Over the past decade, the approach to foreign direct investment (FDI) has evolved. Traditionally, governments often focused on attracting large enterprises to set up their businesses within the ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For nearly a century, scientists have been searching for direct evidence of dark matter—one of the key missing pieces of our theoretical ...

When Aristotle claimed that humans differ from other animals because they have the ability to be rational, he understood rational to mean that we could form our views and beliefs based on evidence, ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump ...

Hundreds of miles off the coast of Ecuador, in the very place that inspired Charles Darwin’s seminal theory of evolution, a wild-growing species appears to have hit rewind. A small tomato found in the ...