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The discovery of infant Neanderthal bones has revealed that our prehistoric counterparts had a very different growth rate.
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The remarkable find shows that the distant ancestors of mammals laid eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
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Around 65,000 years ago, something happened that might have ultimately doomed the Neanderthals to extinction.
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Divers accompanied by a TV crew had been scouring parts of the infamous region for a World War II plane wreckage.
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The object, which made headline news last year, appears to contain something that scientists were not expecting.
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A disturbing find on a beach in Russia has raised the possibility that orcas may be resorting to cannibalism.
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The discovery of a distant solar system with its planets in a seemingly impossible order has been revealed this week.
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The discovery is so unexpected that it has been likened to 'suddenly finding a new [human] language in the middle of Europe'.
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A groundbreaking archaeological discovery indicates that an advanced culture existed in the US at the time of the ancient Egyptians.
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Archaeologists have resumed excavations at the Ness of Brodgar site on the remote north-eastern Scottish island.
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The discovery centers on a particular section of the Kuiper Belt that appears to be denser than the areas around it.
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Scientists have discovered evidence of methane gas on Makemake - a tiny world situated beyond the orbit of Pluto.
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Concerns have been raised following the discovery at the former nuclear weapons facility near Aiken.
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Researchers at the University of Arizona have revealed that spiders didn't originate where you might expect.
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Evidence of human cannibalism has been found in fossilized bones dating back 850,000 years.
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The discovery points to the possibility that the ingredients for life are widespread throughout the cosmos.
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Archaeologists have been left perplexed by the sheer size of the shoes and why there are quite so many of them.
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The mummies, which remain surrounded in controversy, are continuing to yield intriguing discoveries.
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Animal smuggling is of major concern these days, but even veteran security officers were shocked by this discovery.
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Archaeologists have revealed the discovery of an archaeological treasure trove of monuments and artifacts.