Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg may not have been too big to bounce, overturning long-held assumptions about ...

A legendary fossil site delivers a rare dinosaur surprise, ending more than a century without major discoveries.

The Cambrian Explosion was a weird time for the creatures of planet Earth. It was a period of impressive change and growth, ...

An ancient handprint in a cave on an Indonesian island may be the oldest known rock art, created at least 67,800 years ago.

Step into Arizona’s ancient past and see the actual footprints left by prehistoric giants in this remote, awe-inspiring ...

Despite their enormous size, giant ancient kangaroos may have been capable of hopping in short, powerful bursts.

Heel bone of the largest giant kangaroo species, Procoptodon goliah. Photos are by Megan Jones and the specimen is from UCMP, ...

The image of kangaroos hopping their way across the Australian outback is iconic – and it turns out it might have been an ...

Europe might not be the birthplace of human symbolic culture as previously thought. International scientists have discovered a stencil of a hand in Indonesia that dates back nearly 68,000 years, ...

When visitors step into Catoosa's D.W. Correll Museum — with its collection ranging from classic cars to ancient geodes — they may notice a fossilized reptile that appears to be soaring directly at ...

A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a million years ago, has been uncovered in ...

The discovery of a prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone in southern England is rewriting what we thought we knew about ...