Q&A : Indonesian hominid find

The remains of LB1, or Homo floresiensis, tell us our global dominance is far more recent than we thought. We...

Not so long ago, a tiny people lived

Once upon a time, but not so long ago, in a tropical island midway between Asia and Australia, there lived...

Japan Quake Survivors Face Rain, Tremors, Stress

More than 100,000 exhausted survivors of Japan’s deadliest earthquake in a decade huddled in makeshift shelters for a third day...

World Living Beyond Its Environmental Means

The world is consuming some 20 percent more natural resources a year than the planet can produce, conservationist group WWF...

Mount St. Helens grows new lava dome

“I want to remind everyone that we are still dealing with a restless volcano,” said Tina Neal, a geologist with...

Molten rock makes volcano glow red

The molten rock rising inside Mount St. Helens is giving the peak an eerie red glow at night. Lava has...

Feathered Dinosaur Could Fly, Study Says

Archaeopteryx is one of the most famous fossils ever found, a crow-size creature with big legs, a bony tail, a...

New species of worms discovered in ocean

Two strange new species of worms, without eyes or stomachs or even mouths, have been discovered living on the bones...

Science Museum looks to “poo power”

The Science Museum says it is considering a radical way of paying its hefty energy bills — using visitors’ poo....

Weird Grass Armchair

This eco-friendly chair actually becomes part of the garden. Literally.