A new analysis of crystals that formed inside one of the bones shows that the site dates back to an ice age 146,000 years ago ...

Crocodiles are often described as animals that barely changed after the age of dinosaurs, though that impression tends to ...

For most of human evolution, the story of the brain seemed to move in one direction: up. Over millions of years, our ...

Footprints found on a beach in southwestern Spain have now been redated to about 295,800 years ago, making them far older ...

Fossils from Hualongdong in eastern China may belong to a previously unknown human species that does not fit any currently ...

A new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution examining human populations in Sri Lankan tropical rainforests shows ...

An ancient cave in Kenya holds eastern Africa's most detailed record of human activity, with 19 archaeological layers.

Science start-up Colossal is on a mission to make animals “productionized” — getting rid of the need for eggs or wombs. And ...

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