Fossil discovery solves 500-million-year-old mystery about the dawn of animal life
Tiny honeycomb-like colonies from southern China have opened a long-running gap in the story of animal life. For…
500-million-year-old fossil rewrites a missing chapter of Earth’s history
A remarkable fossil hidden in a museum collection for decades is helping scientists rethink one of the biggest…
Ancient fossils suggest complex life got its start on an oxygenated seafloor
Early eukaryotes, the lineage that later gave rise to animals, plants and fungi, may have depended on oxygen…
773,000-year-old Moroccan cave fossils reveal human and neandertal evolutionary split
A set of ancient human fossils found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now sits on one of the tightest…
Dinosaur eggshells are accurate timekeepers of fossil age, study finds
Layers of rock can tell the story of life on Earth, but only if you know when each…
Decades old T. rex debate ends with stunning discovery
When you look at a fossil on display, you may envision the world 66 million years ago. You…
Million-year-old fossil changes what we know about human hands and feet
For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for…
Rare prehistoric ‘Sword Dragon’ reptile unearthed in the UK
A fossil found over two decades ago on England’s Jurassic Coast has proved to be one of the…