Javelin found embedded in mammoth's rib
Jan 21, 2019Researchers have discovered direct evidence that humans actively hunted mammoths with weapons.
Malapa skeletons are the same hominin species
Jan 20, 2019Anthropologists have published the results of a new study in to two fossil skeletons found in South Africa.
Tiny bird has a bite more powerful than a T. rex
Jan 9, 2019Pound-for-pound, the Galapagos large ground finch has a bite 320 times stronger than Tyrannosaurus rex.
Leaping prehistoric sharks caught pterosaurs
Dec 20, 2018New fossil evidence suggests that prehistoric sharks may have leapt from the water to catch flying reptiles.
Prehistoric feathers found preserved in amber
Dec 17, 2018Scientists have discovered some rather unusual feathers within pieces of amber dating back 100 million years.
Was megalodon wiped out by a supernova ?
Dec 14, 2018A new study has suggested that the world's largest ever shark may have been wiped out by an exploding star.
Fossilized ichthyosaur has skin and blubber
Dec 6, 2018The 180 million-year-old specimen was originally discovered at Holzmaden quarry in Germany.
Ancient tools discovery could rewrite history
Dec 1, 2018The discovery of stone tools in Algeria has cast doubt on the notion that east Africa was the 'cradle of humankind'.
Cave art could depict cataclysmic events
Nov 28, 2018Early human cave paintings dating back thousands of years could depict more than just hunting scenes.
Giant herbivore lived alongside dinosaurs
VIDEO Nov 23, 2018Palaeontologists have discovered the fossil remains of a huge Triassic-era relative of modern mammals.
T. rex could turn like a 'figure skater from hell'
Nov 9, 2018It turns out that the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex was more than adept at turning quickly on the spot.
Tiny extinct primate was world's smallest ape
Nov 8, 2018The fossil remains of a prehistoric primate species weighing a mere 7.7 lbs have been unearthed in Kenya.
New dinosaur species discovered in Argentina
VIDEO Nov 4, 2018Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a herbivorous dinosaur dating back 110 million years.
New species of 'first bird' Archaeopteryx found
Oct 27, 2018The discovery has cemented Archaeopteryx as a transitional form between non-avian dinosaurs and birds.
Road workers unearth woolly mammoth bones
Oct 21, 2018The prehistoric remains of a mammoth and rhinoceros have been discovered near Cambridge, England.
Jurassic piranhas roamed prehistoric waters
Oct 19, 2018A fossil belonging to one of the world's earliest known flesh-eating fish has been unearthed in Germany.
Gigantic 3m-tall 'big bird' was world's largest
VIDEO Sep 26, 2018A gargantuan species of ostrich-like elephant bird from Madagascar was thought to the largest that ever lived.
Dickinsonia is world's oldest known animal
Sep 21, 2018A new study has cast further light on a mystery fossil that scientists say is as 'strange as life on another planet'.
What wiped out the world's largest bird ?
Sep 13, 2018The elephant bird, along with some of Madagascar's other megafauna, went extinct around 1,000 years ago.
Scientists know what dinosaur DNA looked like
Aug 27, 2018In a recent breakthrough, researchers in the UK have managed to piece together a history of dinosaur DNA.
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