Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

Lead exposure remains a public health issue around the world, even after decades of remediation efforts. According to the ...

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

This week, researchers reported the discovery of four Late Bronze Age stone megastructures likely used for trapping herds of ...

A remarkable 151-million-year-old fly fossil found in China is changing our view of insect evolution. This ancient insect, ...

Hominids experienced lead exposure as far back as 2-million years ago, new research finds, challenging the theory that the ...

A simple change in species composition can impact the course of evolution: A research team from the University of Bern and ...

Lead has been affecting humans for over 2 million years. Scientists believe that this metal could affect brain development, ...

The $148,000 award supports collaborative research and community outreach on Pennsylvania’s Devonian fossil record.

Evolution is the underlying assumption of biology; nothing in the field makes sense without it. It should trouble us that so ...

As a Ph.D. student, I wanted to understand the evolution of individual differences in fruit fly behavior—the building blocks ...

The festival, held on Crerar Quad, featured over 60 booths designed to showcase scientific principles and spark children’s ...