In direct contrast to their depiction in the Jurassic Park movies, velociraptors were not actually pack hunters.
A strange mammal that lived in Madagascar has been described as 'one of evolution's abandoned experiments'.
One of the largest predators ever to walk the face of the Earth has turned out to be a surprisingly skilled swimmer.
Scientists have identified a region of Africa that was once dominated by a wide variety of predatory dinosaurs.
The discovery of Neanderthal-made string has further cemented the idea that the species was highly intelligent.
Scientists have analyzed genetic material from a tooth of an ancient human ancestor that lived 800,000 years ago.
Scientists have unearthed the fossil remains of three new species of prehistoric winged reptile in Morocco.
New research has revealed that the Neanderthals were no stranger to catching and eating sea creatures.
Scientists have identified a worm-like creature that thrived on our planet some 555 million years ago.
Scientists have identified the fossil skull of what is thought to be the earliest ancestor of modern chickens.
One of the smallest ever dinosaur fossils has been found remarkably well preserved in a chunk of amber.
Scientists have discovered dozens of fossilized footprints on the picturesque Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Palaeontologists report that they have retrieved DNA from dinosaur fossils dating back to the Cretaceous.
Palaeontologists have revealed the discovery of one of the most significant Neanderthal skeletons in a decade.
A group of anonymous individuals have been digging tunnels in search of evidence of 'giants' in New Zealand.
A new study has revealed that our ancestors mated with a mysterious unknown population of ancient humans.
A new species of tyrannosaur that roamed the Earth 80 million years ago has been unearthed in Canada.
By 'resurrecting' the DNA of extinct mammoths, scientists have learned what may have contributed to their demise.
Human remains dating back 10,000 years have helped to rewrite the history book on America's earliest settlers.
The well-preserved fossil remains of a 330 million-year-old shark have been discovered in a cave in Kentucky.