PFAS have been linked with a range of health issues including decreased fertility, developmental delays in children, and a ...

Humankind's tangled shrub of ancestry now has a new branch: Researchers in the Philippines announced today that they have discovered a species of ancient human previously unknown to science.. The ...

Biologist and host Shane Campbell-Staton joins Morning Joe to discuss the new season of PBS's Emmy-nominated docuseries ...

Human infants receive up to 400 times more direct vocal communication than baby bonobos and nearly 70 times more than baby ...

In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...

Deep in the misty highlands of northwestern Peru, scientists have uncovered three entirely new species of frogs.

Decades of overfishing have altered the genetic makeup of Baltic cod, shrinking their size and threatening their recovery.

Ticks are spreading beyond traditional regions experiencing an uptick in milder winters, with experts warning about the rise ...

Small bands of Homo sapiens made a few failed forays leaving our home continent before the species finally managed to launch ...

I ntrepid microbe hunters have discovered 20 new viruses lurking in the bat populations of the orchards of southwestern China ...

Premieres Wednesdays, June 25 - July 30, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sundays, June 29 - Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also ...