Sotheby’s auction house is putting a T. rex skull dubbed Maximus (pictured) up for auction in December. It’s expected to sell for at least $15 million. Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press By Carolyn Gramling December 2, 2022 at 7:00 am Tyrannosaurus rex isn’t just a king to...

Radiation (blue) emanates from dense filaments of stars and galaxies (white) in this snapshot from a new simulation of the early universe. P. Ocvirk/Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg, Paul Shapiro/The University of Texas at Austin, The Cosmic Dawn & CLUES...

An ancient southern African hominid called Homo naledi , represented here by a child’s partial fossil skull, possibly used fire sometime between 335,000 and 236,000 years ago, new cave finds suggest. WIKUS DE WET/Contributor/Getty By Bruce Bower December 2, 2022 at...

As humans set foot on islands, they often bring house mice along. Those mice can thrive on the local biodiversity. A new study suggests a few genetic changes might help reduce their numbers. Panther Media GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo By Bethany Brookshire December 5, 2022...

Some farmers in Africa view elephants as “pests” and set up electric fences to keep them from crops. But elephants are smart enough to break down these defenses with logs or their tusks, which don't conduct electricity. Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images...