A newly uncovered fossil site beneath theJava Sea is shifting scientific perspectives on early human survival and prehistoric ...
Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...
Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same place ...
Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. Video above: ...
Fossils are invaluable archives of the past. They preserve details about living things from a few thousand to hundreds of millions of years ago. Studying fossils can help us understand the evolution ...
At La Brea Tar Pits, Emily Lindsey digs into Ice Age life beneath LA’s surface. Paleontologist Emily Lindsey uncovers the past beneath the streets of Los Angeles at the La Brea Tar Pits — home to the ...