Cannibal tooth yields oldest ever human DNA
Apr 7, 2020Scientists have analyzed genetic material from a tooth of an ancient human ancestor that lived 800,000 years ago.
Three new pterosaurs discovered in the Sahara
Mar 30, 2020Scientists have unearthed the fossil remains of three new species of prehistoric winged reptile in Morocco.
Neanderthals dined on sharks and dolphins
Mar 28, 2020New research has revealed that the Neanderthals were no stranger to catching and eating sea creatures.
Meet one of mankind's earliest ancestors
Mar 26, 2020Scientists have identified a worm-like creature that thrived on our planet some 555 million years ago.
'Wonderchicken' may be earliest known fowl
Mar 20, 2020Scientists have identified the fossil skull of what is thought to be the earliest ancestor of modern chickens.
Dinosaur 'stomping ground' on Scottish isle
Mar 14, 2020Scientists have discovered dozens of fossilized footprints on the picturesque Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Dinosaur DNA discovered, scientists claim
Mar 3, 2020Palaeontologists report that they have retrieved DNA from dinosaur fossils dating back to the Cretaceous.
'Articulated' Neanderthal skeleton unearthed
Feb 18, 2020Palaeontologists have revealed the discovery of one of the most significant Neanderthal skeletons in a decade.
Concerns raised in NZ over hunt for 'giants'
Feb 18, 2020A group of anonymous individuals have been digging tunnels in search of evidence of 'giants' in New Zealand.
New 'reaper of death' dinosaur discovered
Feb 11, 2020A new species of tyrannosaur that roamed the Earth 80 million years ago has been unearthed in Canada.
Last mammoths lost the ability to smell flowers
Feb 9, 2020By 'resurrecting' the DNA of extinct mammoths, scientists have learned what may have contributed to their demise.
Skeleton sheds new light on first Americans
Feb 7, 2020Human remains dating back 10,000 years have helped to rewrite the history book on America's earliest settlers.
Huge prehistoric shark found in cave wall
Feb 1, 2020The well-preserved fossil remains of a 330 million-year-old shark have been discovered in a cave in Kentucky.
Who was responsible for the 'Devil's trail' ?
Jan 29, 2020Researchers have shed new light on a trail of fossil footprints found along the side of an extinct volcano.
'Dancing dragon' fossil is velociraptor relative
Jan 21, 2020Palaeontologists have compared the feathers of a 120 million-year-old dinosaur to those of modern birds.
Volcanism ruled out in dino extinction debate
Jan 18, 2020A new study has suggested that it was an asteroid strike, not volcanism, that ultimately wiped out the dinosaurs.
Homo erectus lived alongside modern humans
Dec 26, 2019One of our ancient ancestors held on for so long that it was still around when modern humans arrived on the scene.
Cave painting depicts world's oldest cryptid
VIDEO Dec 13, 2019A cave painting dating back 44,000 years shows the earliest known depiction of a supernatural creature.
18,000-year-old 'dog' found frozen in Siberia
Nov 28, 2019The incredibly well-preserved remains of a prehistoric canine have been recovered from the permafrost.
Fossil tooth sheds light on world's largest ape
Nov 14, 2019Standing up to three meters tall, Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the face of the Earth.
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