A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

From the mysterious Planet Nine to the prospect of a "human-caused meteor shower," space and physics editor Brandon Specktor lists his favorite stories of 2024. When you purchase through links on ...

Lorna Simpson encountered this book several years ago and has since remained curious about the stuff-of-legends yet ...

extraordinary aspects of the non-human world around us. DW's award-winning, weekly podcast now comes to you in three new formats: You can listen and subscribe to Living Planet on Apple Podcasts ...

Robotic spacecraft have visited every planet in the solar system, as well as many asteroids and comets, but humans have only gone to two destinations: Earth's orbit and the Moon. In all ...

a sometimes ludicrous juxtaposition of human and ape mores, optimism and pessimism. Planet of the Apes is an amazing film. A political-sociological allegory, cast in the mold of futuristic science ...

Now, one theorist warns that the human civilization of 8.2 billion people ... as pressure on the planet increases and vital boundaries are being breached. We don’t know how long we can keep ...

NASA space telescopes give Christmas Tree Cluster a festive makeover (photos) — This Christmas Eve, humans will try to embrace a star ...

While the majority of the franchise takes place on the desert planet Arrakis ... by the notion that there are light rays that humans can’t see with their naked eye. “I love the fact ...

Kessler in 1978, predicting what might happen when the density of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO)—roughly 100-1,200 miles above our planet—reaches a certain critical level. "This syndrome ...