Long before whales dominated the oceans, Earth’s seas were home to a fish so massive it continues to challenge our ...

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

Doggerland was a vast landmass that once connected Britain to mainland Europe before rising seas submerged it. Drawing on archaeology, geology, and collaboration with Miniminuteman, this reconstructs ...

Researchers have uncovered thousands of preserved metabolic molecules inside fossilized bones millions of years old, offering a surprising new window into prehistoric life. The findings reveal animals ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

Around 8,000 to 6,000 BCE, the North and Baltic seas ... weren’t seas at all. Instead, they were vast plains that were home to ancient human civilizations. But as the curtain drew to a close on the ...

The United States men's national team knows its path to glory in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final after learning its group stage opponents, which stadiums it will play at, and the times for the games.

August 10, 2025 • As the postwar international order continues to evolve, NPR explores its past and the present and asks what the future may look like. January 9, 2026 • A new NPR/Ipsos poll found ...

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Standards make everyday life run smoothly. You rarely notice them: the credit card that works in any corner of the world, the Wi-Fi signal that connects a remote village to the cloud, or the vaccine ...