Their species name is well known, but until recently we’ve understood very little for certain about Homo habilis. Columnist ...

Scientists discovered some of the oldest bony fish fossils in China. The fossils explain the early history of animals with backbones.

Sea fossils found on some of the world's tallest mountains are reigniting fierce debate over whether the biblical story of ...

Scientists unearthed a colossal six-million-year-old freshwater aquifer beneath Sicily's Hyblaean Mountains, holding an ...

To wood or not to wood, that's been the question! Ever since oil-based plastics burst onto the manufacturing scene, cost, ...

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518-million-year-old fossil reveals vertebrates once had four eyes and extra organs that later shaped evolution.

Professor Loren E. Babcock examines the key processes of fossilization in paleontology, highlighting the critical role of ...

The fossilised bones of our ancestors remain silent. So, how can we possibly imagine what our earliest languages sounded like ...

The remains of a "weird" creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth have been discovered in the Amazon jungle.

The latest war in the Middle East, much like Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is once again highlighting how Europe and other regions remain behind ...