Towards the end of the last ice age, an ancient wolf feasted on a young woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). When the ...

Discovered during excavations at Boxgrove in West Sussex, the ancient hammer is among the oldest elephant bone tools ever found. Dated to 480,000 years ago, it’s more than 30,000 years older than any ...

Experts and novices alike hunt for specimens that could change our understanding of evolution – and all only a short day trip from Melbourne ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans in the English county of Suffolk.

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

Aware that palaeontology’s pace quickly rendered old interpretations obsolete, Cope and Marsh made only limited attempts to ...

Ever since I was a child, I’ve been fascinated by the vastness of our planet. I felt it when playing in the forests near my house or when sitting at the beach, staring at the seemingly endless expanse ...

Have you ever wondered why some animals seem to vanish into thin air the second a person walks by? It's not magic or coincidence. These creatures have evolved over millions of years to detect, avoid, ...

A new study in Nature led by scientists at New York University reports that fossil bones as old as 3 million years still ...

Ever had that moment when you’re standing at the edge of something wild and magnificent, and you think, “How is this even in California?” That’s Año Nuevo State Park in Pescadero for you – where ...

Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...