Articles by Matthew Taub

They reveal that ice was once speeding through southern Africa.

New research suggests that we will see deeper shades of blue and green by 2100.

Mongolanthropus was one of us.

They offer conflicting clues as to whether or not it could fly.

Contrary to what popular opinion might assume.

It helps us reconsider our own origins, too.

These 3,000-year-old charred seeds are the oldest of their kind ever found in Ontario.

New findings in Jordan indicate that they've been assisting us for nearly 12,000 years.

For nearly 40 years, this loss has accelerated at a devastating clip.

These arthropods can tell us about the causes of animal extinctions.

In 1943, copper was supposed to be preserved for the war effort.

Our bad.

The long, dark, painful history of an everyday emotion.

It's fun to imagine it leapt out of the water like a torpedo—but unlikely.

An unusual hydrothermal ecosystem erupts in the Gulf of California.

If it hadn't been somehow considered unacceptable.

Yo! The old tale of city-frog, country-frog now has a decisive winner.

Faster than ducks can swim in it.

Tiny marine wood-eaters might help us dig into our biofuel future.

It was purely acci-dental.

You'll find that churches offer little sanctuary.

Bowie, Marley, Zeppelin, and more recorded on this piece of music history.

After escaping the Holocaust, Manfred Anson paid tribute to his new home.

Apep has the right conditions for the biggest known explosion in the universe.