A 9-Million-Year-Old Tooth Just Challenged What Scientists Thought They Knew About the Atacama Desert
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of a group of Cardiatherium, a genus of extinct, direct relatives of modern capybaras, pictured in…
Ancient DNA Rewrites the Story of the “American Cheetah”
An artistic rendering of Miracinonyx. Credit: Julius Csotony The “American cheetah” may have looked built for speed, but…
‘Earliest evidence’ of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge shared in new study
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but…
‘Earliest evidence’ of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge shared in new study
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but…
This 518-Million-Year-Old Creature Reveals How Spiders Got Their Bite
Artist’s impression of Urokodia. Credit: Xiaodong Wang Scientists from the University of Leicester and Yunnan University identified an…
Storms that built a graveyard: ancient monsoons created a spectacular dinosaur fossil site
Around 80 million years ago, a stretch of tropical coastline in what is now north-eastern Italy was lashed…
Mystery Bones Found in Japan Belong to a Giant Salamander Unlike Any Known
A reconstruction of the Ajimu giant salamander, which is believed to have inhabited the lakes and marshes of…
The “Hobbits” Mysteriously Disappeared 50,000 Years Ago – Scientists Have Revealed What Happened to Their Home
Homo floresiensis skull. Credit: Shutterstock A long drought on Flores may have helped drive Homo floresiensis and its…
Ancient fossil may hold clues to right-handedness
Fossils reveal the earliest animal with a head was also the oldest known ‘righty’ If you happen to…
A Giant Scorpion the Size of a Coffee Table Is Forcing Scientists To Rethink Evolution
Life reconstruction of Praearcturus gigas. Credit: Franz Anthony Praearcturus gigas was a meter-long Devonian scorpion whose size may…
Boy Finds 2 Million-year-old Tooth From Elephant Ancestor on Beach Walk
Mom holds Anancus arvernensis molar found on beach –SWNS An 11-year-old boy made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery after finding…
Why Evolution Stalled for Millions of Years Before Suddenly Exploding
Artist’s impression of an Ediacaran animal community. Credit: Hugo Salais A new study suggests evolution stayed stuck for…