The Oldowan stones are believed to be the oldest known examples of stone tool industry in the world. Their development around ...

By examining fossils, Prof Fredrick Kyalo Manthi helps us understand how life on Earth has evolved over time. He is a leading Kenyan palaeontologist and the Director of Antiquities, Sites, and ...

According to Discover Magazine, the fossil remains were found after ... noting the favorable living conditions in Sundaland. Evidence suggests that Homo erectus traveled along river systems ...

These spinal indicators, in comparison to other fossil evidence, enhance understanding of sauropod development throughout the area. Palaeontologist Leonardo Salgado clarified that primitive ...

Added up, the results indicate we’ve underestimated the methane impacts of fossil fuel extraction by up to 40 percent. That’s both bad news for climate change and good, says Hmiel, the lead ...

Researchers uncover new evidence of how ancient human relatives in South Africa used their hands, revealing varying levels of dexterity and climbing ability Different hand use: Two ancient human ...

Amber deposits in Japan show unique deformations that suggest trees were swept out to sea during a tsunami about 115 million years ago, giving paleontologists a new way to identify past tsunamis.

More than 300 million years ago, long before the age of dinosaurs, there lived a four-legged, clawed creature that had evolved to survive and reproduce entirely on land, away from the shark ...

Footprints in Poland dating to about 390 million years ago represent the oldest fossil evidence for these first tetrapods, which lived an amphibious lifestyle. These creatures were the ...

They focused on the fossil hands of two early human ancestor species recovered from excavations in southern Africa, called Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi. The individuals lived around 2 ...