Bronze Age Brits turned bones into instruments
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During the Bronze Age, our ancestors would sometimes turn the bones of their relatives into musical instruments.
When did humans first learn to create fire ?
8-26-2020 | 12
Fire is one of mankind's most fundamental technological discoveries - but just how long ago did we discover it ?
Huge reptile found in Ichthyosaur's stomach
VIDEO 8-23-2020 | 2
Palaeontologists have discovered one large prehistoric fossil reptile inside the belly of another, larger predator.
Did humans really wipe out the woolly rhino ?
8-14-2020 | 14
The woolly rhino may not have been wiped out by human hunting practices as was previously believed.
'Terror crocodile' had teeth the size of bananas
8-11-2020 | 2
A new study has revealed the immense power of one of the largest crocodilians ever to walk the Earth.
Reptile had a neck 3 times the length of its body
8-9-2020 | 8
Scientists have been studying how a prehistoric creature named Tanystropheus supported its insanely long neck.
Prehistoric 'hell ant' found trapped in amber
8-8-2020 | 5
An ancient species of ant has been found frozen in time while right in the middle of devouring another insect.
First evidence of cancer found in dinosaur bone
8-5-2020 | 0
Palaeontologists have revealed for the first time that even the dinosaurs suffered from cancer.
Tiny dinosaur was the size of a coffee cup
7-8-2020 | 19
Scientists have discovered a pint-sized dinosaur that was so small you could literally hold it in your hand.
Fossil of gigantic predatory fish unearthed
7-7-2020 | 3
Palaeontologists have discovered the fossil remains of a 70 million-year-old carnivorous fish in Patagonia.
Huge crocodiles once ran around on two legs
6-14-2020 | 10
Palaeontologists have discovered a prehistoric species of crocodile that walked on two legs instead of four.
Armored dinosaur fossil reveals its last meal
6-4-2020 | 3
Scientists have analyzed the stomach contents of the well-preserved remains of an armor-plated dinosaur.
Killer asteroid struck at 'worst possible angle'
5-31-2020 | 2
The destructiveness of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't just down to its large size.
World's oldest bug discovered in Scotland
5-30-2020 | 1
Scientists from Texas have identified the tiny fossil of a millipede that lived more than 425 million years ago.
Fossil of world's largest kangaroo discovered
5-22-2020 | 6
Scientists in Australia have unearthed a gargantuan kangaroo and a giant lizard the size of a car.
10m-long 'megaraptor' unearthed in Patagonia
5-13-2020 | 8
Palaeontologists have discovered the fossil remains of a huge raptor dating back 70 million years.
Raptors did not hunt in packs, new study finds
5-7-2020 | 8
In direct contrast to their depiction in the Jurassic Park movies, velociraptors were not actually pack hunters.
Bizarre prehistoric 'crazy beast' revealed
VIDEO 5-1-2020 | 4
A strange mammal that lived in Madagascar has been described as 'one of evolution's abandoned experiments'.
Swimming dinosaur was a real-life river monster
4-30-2020 | 5
One of the largest predators ever to walk the face of the Earth has turned out to be a surprisingly skilled swimmer.
'The most dangerous place in Earth's history'
4-26-2020 | 1
Scientists have identified a region of Africa that was once dominated by a wide variety of predatory dinosaurs.
