'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.
Peter Jackson is helping to resurrect a species of giant extinct bird
VIDEO Jul 10, 2025The legendary 'Lord of the Rings' director has set his sights on resurrecting one of New Zealand's most iconic species.
If Neanderthals walked among us, would we even be able to spot them?
Jun 30, 2025Could Neanderthals, Denisovans and other human species blend seamlessly into the modern world ?
'Dragon man' fossil turns out to be world's only known Denisovan skull
Jun 20, 2025A fossilized skull discovered in the 1930s has now been identified as that of an elusive, ancient species of human.
Newly discovered 'Dragon Prince' dinosaur is a close relative of T. rex
Jun 17, 2025Paleontologists have discovered a fascinating new species of dinosaur dating back 86 million years.
Unidentified hominin skull study reignites 300,000-year-old mystery
Jun 5, 2025A skull found by farmers almost 70 years ago is at the center of an ongoing paleoanthropological mystery.
Terrifying prehistoric parasitic wasp used its butt to snatch victims
Apr 6, 2025A horrific insect that lived 99 million years ago had a posterior shaped like a Venus flytrap.
Strange, giant prehistoric towers may have been a totally new form of life
Apr 2, 2025Known as Prototaxites, these giant fossilized structures have long proven impossible to properly categorize.
Evidence of historic flood found at 'Noah's Ark' site in Turkey
Mar 12, 2025New findings suggest that the location of the Durupinar formation was underwater around 5,000 years ago.
Neolithic Danes made 'sun stone' sacrifices to banish volcanic winter
Jan 18, 2025Thousands of years ago, a major volcanic eruption spewed plumes of ash and dust which darkened the skies.
Major new dinosaur footprint fossil site discovered in England
VIDEO Jan 2, 2025Over 200 fossilized dinosaur footprints have been found criss-crossing a limestone quarry in Oxfordshire.
Newly identified species of human may have been more intelligent than us
Dec 2, 2024Palaeontologists have discovered a previously unrecognized species of ancient human that lived 100,000 years ago.
Prehistoric footprints reveal co-existence of two early human relatives
Nov 30, 2024Footprints left 1.5 million years ago show that two distinct relatives of modern humans would have co-existed.
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