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

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to natter with a Neanderthal or have a heart-to-heart with Homo Erectus, then ...

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

A leading climate scientist says he can 'no longer safely' do his work in America due to the Trump administration's attacks ...

Sometimes, finding lead rocks. For example, Welsh experts have classified two such Roman ingots recently found in Wales as national treasures.

A tiny possum with one extra-long finger on each hand is one of two species thought to have been extinct that have been discovered in West Papua, in what's been called an "exceptional" scientific ...

With its uniquely twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth, the new species was a relic of an earlier and more experimental time in the evolution of life on Earth. Fossils discovered in Brazil show that ...

Because cremation dominates the Urnfield period, the Late Bronze Age has long been a “blind spot” for biomolecular research. The new study published in Nature tackled that gap by focusing on ...

A sediment-washing “bubbler” helped researchers recover 65.5-million-year-old teeth that illuminate how early primate relatives spread after the mass extinction.

Want to get close to life millions of years ago? It's easier than you think. Here are 15 amazing fossils you could find ...

A prehistoric sea monster found beneath an East Midlands reservoir is finally heading home after councillors voted to set ...

Bristol: It now lives in a cabinet of curiosities with lots of feathers and fossils that my sister and I have found ...