Why did giant theropod dinosaurs like T. rex have such tiny arms ?
May 20, 2026The size of the tyrant lizard's arms has long puzzled scientists - why were they so small relative to their bodies ?
Ethiopia fossil find shows human ancestors lived alongside one another
May 17, 2026The remarkable discovery has shown that human evolution was a lot more complex than previously believed.
Huge new species of dinosaur discovered in South-East Asia
May 16, 2026A new type of gargantuan dinosaur that was longer than Diplodocus has been identified by researchers in Thailand.
Dinosaur was so heavy that the road broke during fossil transport
May 6, 2026Titanosaurs weren't just gargantuan when they were alive - even handling their fossils has proven a mammoth task.
The real-life Kraken: whale-sized giant octopuses actually existed
Apr 24, 2026Millions of years ago, enormous octopuses up to 62ft in length roamed the Earth's prehistoric oceans.
Neanderthal babies were larger and grew faster than human babies
Apr 18, 2026The discovery of infant Neanderthal bones has revealed that our prehistoric counterparts had a very different growth rate.
Neanderthals and modern humans worked together, new study finds
Apr 15, 2026Excavations at Israel's Tinshemet Cave have revealed a level of inter-species co-operation never seen before.
Prehistoric fossil discovery proves that early mammals laid eggs
Apr 11, 2026The remarkable find shows that the distant ancestors of mammals laid eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
World's earliest known octopus turns out to be something else entirely
Apr 9, 2026A famous fossil of what was thought to be a prehistoric octopus has been found to be nothing of the sort.
Neanderthal lineage discovery might help explain why they went extinct
Apr 5, 2026Around 65,000 years ago, something happened that might have ultimately doomed the Neanderthals to extinction.
Prehistoric crocodile-like reptile was so fast it could outrun a dog
Mar 23, 2026The fossilized remains of the Triassic-era creature have been unearthed in Gloucester, England.
26-ft-tall prehistoric structures may have been a whole new form of life
Jan 22, 2026Known as Prototaxites, these bizarre organisms had long proven challenging to categorize.
'Little Foot' fossil may belong to totally new species of human ancestor
Dec 14, 2025The remains of a prehistoric skeleton found in a cave in South Africa may be something completely new to science.
Enormous prehistoric 'hell pigs' munched on bones and flesh alike
Nov 14, 2025Prehistoric North America was home to giant pigs that stood as tall as a human, even when on four legs.
Were the dinosaurs really in decline before the asteroid struck ?
Oct 25, 2025New research has challenged the idea that the dinosaurs were already declining before their untimely extinction.
1 million-year-old skull pushes human origins back by 400,000 years
Sep 26, 2025A new analysis of a skull found in China has rewritten the history books on when and where modern humans arose.
New findings help to further cement Homo Naledi cave burial theory
VIDEO Sep 16, 2025South Africa's Rising Star cave system is home to one of the most important discoveries in paleoanthropology.
'Dinosaur' instrument lets you hear what a hadrosaur sounded like
VIDEO Sep 13, 2025A unique approach to reconstructing the sounds that dinosaurs made has brought their calls to life.
Mystery surrounds cave skull with stalagmite growing through it
Aug 24, 2025Researchers have been attempting to solve the mystery of a 300,000-year-old skull found in Greece.
New fossil discovery hints at the surprising origin of spiders
Jul 27, 2025Researchers at the University of Arizona have revealed that spiders didn't originate where you might expect.
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