Extinction asteroid hit 'worst possible place'
VIDEO May 15, 2017Scientists have been drilling in to the crater left behind by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Superbugs existed long before the dinosaurs
May 13, 2017Far from being a modern phenomenon, antibiotic-resistant microbes have existed for millions of years.
Baby dinosaur mystery solved after 25 years
May 10, 2017A fossil found in China has finally been formally identified after more than a quarter of a century.
New haul of early human skeletons revealed
May 9, 2017Researchers have unveiled details of their latest findings at an important cave site in South Africa.
Africa's T. rex was one of the last dinosaurs
May 4, 2017An extremely rare fossil belonging to an ancient predatory dinosaur has been found in a mine in Morocco.
Massive new dinosaur found inside a museum
May 3, 2017One of the largest ever species of plant-eating dinosaur has been discovered at a museum in Switzerland.
DNA of prehistoric humans found in caves
Apr 28, 2017Scientists have found a way to identify extinct species of human by analyzing the sediment inside caves.
Did first Americans arrive 130,000 years ago?
Apr 27, 2017A new discovery has indicated that the first humans arrived in the Americas much earlier than thought.
Mystery human species had an advanced brain
Apr 24, 2017Homo naledi's brain may not have been as big as that of a modern human, but it was still sophisticated.
Fossilized dinosaur eggs unearthed in China
Apr 23, 2017Discovered near Foshan in the southeast of the country, the eggs date back over 70 million years.
'Hobbits' much older than previously thought
Apr 21, 2017Scientists have revealed that Homo floresiensis is actually one of the earliest known forms of human.
Tallest men trace back to mammoth hunters
Apr 13, 2017A new study has linked a prehistoric population of mammoth hunters with some of today's tallest people.
Tyrannosaurs used 'sixth sense' to hunt prey
Mar 30, 2017The giant two-legged carnivores of the Cretaceous had more than just big teeth and jaws in their arsenal.
Australia's own 'Jurassic Park' discovered
VIDEO Mar 27, 2017Scientists have identified a site containing thousands of footprints from 21 different dinosaur species.
Scotland could be birthplace of the dinosaurs
Mar 23, 2017A major shakeup of the dinosaur family tree has suggested that they may have originated in the UK.
World's oldest plant fossil discovered
Mar 14, 2017The groundbreaking find pushes back the evolution of complex life forms by another 400 million years.
Ancient human cranium unearthed in Portugal
Mar 14, 2017The 400,000-year-old fossil cranium has been hailed as the oldest discovery of its kind in the country.
DNA offers clues to woolly mammoth's demise
Mar 4, 2017An analysis of mammoth DNA has revealed that the species had become wracked with genetic disease.
Mystery surrounds ancient skulls in China
Mar 4, 2017Two partial human skulls unearthed in central China could belong to an unknown archaic human species.
Fossil of ancient giant penguin unearthed
Feb 27, 2017This newly described species of penguin is thought to have walked the Earth over 60 million years ago.
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