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An 8-centimeter-long metric ruler has silhouetted images of the classic “evolution of man.” The ruler is next to a fossil of a leaf.
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Early Apes Evolved in Tropical Forests Disturbed by Fires and Volcanoes

by Madeline Reinsel 12 June 202511 June 2025

Fossils discovered at an early Miocene site in Kenya include a new type of early ape and offer clues about the environment inhabited by human ancestors.

Un gran árbol con flores rosadas se alza por encima de un bosque de otros árboles verdes.
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Algunos árboles tropicales se benefician de los rayos

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 10 June 20259 June 2025

Dos imágenes muestran el mismo árbol, antes (izquierda) y después (derecha) del impacto de un rayo. En la imagen de la derecha, el árbol no está cubierto de enredaderas leñosas y algunos de los árboles que lo rodean han muerto.

A large tree with pink blossoms towers above a forest of other green trees.
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Some Tropical Trees Benefit from Lightning Strikes

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 12 May 202510 June 2025

Direct lightning strikes cause minimal damage to Dipteryx oleifera. But these same strikes effectively kill parasitic vines and neighboring trees that compete with the species for light and nutrients.

Red-tinted water flows in a shallow stretch of river, with a rocky shoreline and forested hillslope in the background.
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How Great was the “Great Oxidation Event”?

by Aubrey Zerkle 30 July 202416 January 2025

Geochemical sleuthing amid acid mine runoff suggests that scientists should rethink an isotope signal long taken to indicate low levels of atmospheric oxygen in Earth’s deep past.

Illustration of early hominins arriving in a multibiome mosaic landscape
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Humans Adapted to Diverse Habitats as Climate and Landscapes Changed

by Deepa Padmanaban 10 July 202331 October 2023

Long-term changes in Earth’s climate affected the dispersal of human ancestors and their adaptation to diverse habitats, a new study finds.

A crew of about a dozen people handle a sediment core at their scientific drilling site at Chew Bahir in Ethiopia.
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Did a Chaotic Climate Drive Human Evolution?

by Elise Cutts 7 November 202231 October 2023

A new 620,000-year climate record from East Africa reveals dramatic swings between wet and dry conditions that may have influenced human evolution.

Magnified black-and-white images of two fossils.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Fluid Dynamics of Tiny, Ancient Marine Animals

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 2 November 202217 February 2023

Water flow simulations using 3D models of fossils yield new clues to the evolution of organisms known as medusozoans.

A blue-gray river runs through a steep mountainous terrane, with the slopes nearest the river coated in green grasses, plants, and coniferous trees.
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What Can Zircons Tell Us About the Evolution of Plants?

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 5 October 202218 October 2022

The versatile mineral could contain evidence of the evolution of land plants and their effect on the sedimentary system.

Artistic impression of an orange-colored early Earth
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Early Life Learned to Love Oxygen Long Before It Was Cool

by Jennifer Schmidt 16 September 202221 February 2023

Laboratory experiments show that earthquakes may have helped early life evolve in an oxygen-free world.

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When Did Archaic Humans Control Fire?

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 15 December 202031 October 2023

A familiar geochemical technique shines a new spotlight on early hominin use of fire.

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