We have a strange nostalgia for our hunter-gatherer days. Despite the fact that many of our ancestors died grim deaths at the hands of animal teeth and simple infections, we seem to cling to the idea that humans were somehow healthier and just, well, better when living off the land. It’s for this reason that many turn to diets based on what either ancestral humans or modern-day hunter-gatherers would eat.

The sediment under a lake in Mexico contains some of the long-sought answers to the mystery of the Mayan demise.

Diversification became the buzz word for Nevada after the Recession, because the state wanted an economy that could survive if gaming failed.

BYU Radio/ Top of Mind with Julie Rose interviews UNLV sociology professor Simon Gottschalk: The pace of life and work has accelerated drastically in the past 70 years. Even in the last 10 years since phones got smart, things have sped up. What are the consequences of being connected and on-call all the time? Can anything be done to slow it all down?

Chiropractors now have access to myriad advanced testing options.

University of Nevada-Las Vegas is joining a German research company to develop an autonomous delivery truck, the university announced July 23.

UNLV is joining a German research company to develop an autonomous delivery truck, the university announced on Monday.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas is joining a German research company to develop an autonomous delivery truck, the university announced on Monday.

UNLV broke ground today on the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park.

Construction has kicked off on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's new research and technology park.

In August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory’s rover Curiosity landed at the base of Gale crater, a 5-kilometer-high mountain that formed when a meteor hit Mars billions of years ago. Using its 2-meter-long arm to drill into the planet’s surface, Curiosity scooped up and analyzed rock and soil samples, including some light-colored, crystal-studded rocks surprisingly similar to the ancient granitic rock that forms much of Earth’s continental crust.

UNLV awarded GenCyber Camp grant from the National Security Agency and National Science Foundation.