Deep in the forests of North Sumatra, Indonesia, lives the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), the world's rarest great ...

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

Long before humans dominated the planet, an enormous ape known as Gigantopithecus roamed the forests of Asia. Larger than any ...

Explore 25 of the rarest animals in the world, from the vaquita to the Amur leopard. Learn about their critical status, why ...

A pair of new studies suggest fewer than 700 Tapanuli orangutans remain after a cyclone tore through Indonesia last year.

Must-read, all-time literary classics like Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, and Moby Dick are among the most influential ...

One of the large, 1.4-million-year-old footprints that the team excavated. A 6-inch (~15 cm) ruler is shown for scale. Credit ...

A man upon a stall may find, And, passing, turn the page that tells A grief – then changed to something else, Sung by a long forgotten mind.

Australia has confirmed deadly H5N1 bird flu has been found in 102 wild seabirds across five states at the time of writing, ...

A chance find of rare rock crystal tools a century ago paved the way for a better understanding of Neanderthals today.

A patch of the Amazon was likely once home to nearly 3 million people, according to new findings. The dense rainforest ...