'Dracoraptor' dinosaur found on Welsh beach
Jan 21, 2016A fossil belonging to one of the oldest known species of Jurassic dinosaur has been unearthed in Wales.
Attenborough to reveal largest ever dinosaur
Jan 15, 2016The gargantuan reptile, which measured 37 meters in length, was recently unearthed in Argentina.
Huge bus-sized crocodile dug up in Tunisia
Jan 13, 2016A terrifying new species of crocodile known as Machimosaurus rex has been unearthed in the Sahara.
Dinosaurs used dance moves to attract a mate
Jan 8, 2016Like modern birds, dinosaurs were no strangers to putting on a show to attract the opposite sex.
Real-life King Kong died out due to its diet
Jan 6, 2016A prehistoric species of giant ape went extinct because it couldn't adapt to its changing environment.
Archaic human fossil dates back 14,000 years
Dec 18, 2015Scientists have found evidence that a prehistoric species of human was still alive relatively recently.
'Dinosaur disco' found on the Isle of Skye
Dec 2, 2015Hundreds of dinosaur footprints have been found preserved in rocks along the coast of a Scottish island.
Scientists solve how snakes lost their legs
Nov 28, 2015Researchers have revealed that snakes lost their limbs when they began living and hunting in burrows.
Prehistoric 'vampire' microbes discovered
Nov 20, 2015750 million-year-old fossils have revealed evidence of a deadly microbe with vampiric tendencies.
'Hobbits' were a distinct species after all
Nov 19, 2015New research has indicated that 'hobbit' remains found inside a cave actually do belong to a new species.
Scientists discover fossils of dog-sized rats
Nov 8, 2015Today's rats might be getting bigger but they can't possibly compare to this ancient species of rodent.
Tyrannosaurus rex feasted on its own kind
Oct 30, 2015New evidence suggests that the meat-eating behemoth was no stranger to eating its fellow tyrannosaurs.
Early humans didn't get enough sleep either
Oct 17, 2015Our tendency to not get enough sleep at night is seemingly not an exclusively modern phenomenon.
Ancient human teeth reveal early migration
Oct 15, 2015Anthropologists have discovered 47 human teeth in a cave in Southern China that date back 80,000 years.
Dinosaur nest found within 'Dragon's Tomb'
Oct 15, 2015Paleontologists have unearthed a nest full of baby hadrosaurs in a fossil-rich region of Mongolia.
New mammoth find could aid cloning efforts
Oct 9, 2015Scientists have unearthed a well-preserved mammoth specimen on the Lyakhovsky Islands in Eastern Russia.
Mammoth remains found in a Michigan field
VIDEO Oct 4, 2015The impressive woolly mammoth bones were discovered quite unexpectedly by two local farmers.
Supervolcanoes helped seal dinosaurs' fate
Oct 2, 2015The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs might have also produced intense volcanic activity.
Fossil flea carries ancient plague bacteria
Sep 30, 2015A 20 million-year-old flea trapped in amber is thought to be carrying the ancestor of Black Death.
Scientists reveal color of prehistoric bats
Sep 29, 2015Samples of fossilized fur have made it possible to determine what color bats were 49 million years ago.
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