Two fossil skulls found in central China are prompting fresh debate over when they lived – and where they belong in the human ...
The study's findings indicate that these giant elephants were not stationary creatures. Strontium isotope analyses, which act as a "travel diary" preserved in tooth enamel, showed that some ...
Scientists rebuilt the face of “Little Foot,” a 3.67-million-year-old fossil, uncovering new clues about early human ...
New research from the University of Mississippi suggests that telling stories—from ancient campfire tales to modern-day ...
The reptile was named Crocodylus lucivenator, meaning “Lucy’s hunter.” The name references Lucy, one of the most famous early ...
Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...
More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head, ...
Humans are fundamentally "musical animals"—and our capacity for music is rooted in biology, not just culture. This is the ...
Dental calculus is the richest known source of ancient DNA in the archaeological record. That stubborn mineralized plaque, ...
Explore the world's oldest forests, from Australia's 180-million-year-old Daintree to Japan's Yakushima with trees over 7,000 ...