Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

Archaeologists have in recent times explored the ancient history of their ancestors, uncovering evidence in Morocco of the earliest known fossils of Homo sapiens, providing crucial insights into ...

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A newly discovered fossil from a human ancestor, estimated to be between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old, has further complicated the already tangled story of human evolution. Found in northern ...

New research published in the journal Nature on Wednesday reveals the fossil is between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old. “The fossil is exciting," said Eric Delson, a paleontologist at the ...

The mound, thought to have been submerged in a flood 5,000 years ago. A recent discovery has sparked excitement among some experts who believe they may have found the fossil of Noah's Ark.

To this end, Brazil is proposing that countries agree to finalise a 10-year roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels and ending deforestation. Even as the Brazilian environment minister set ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fossil evidence indicates that humans began domesticating avocados in what is now Honduras around 7,500 years ago. Analysis of 1,725 fossilized avocados from the ...

Excitement is mounting in the archaeological community following recent revelations at the 7th International Symposium on Mount Ararat and Noah's Ark, held in eastern Turkey. A collaboration of ...

The study was co-authored by Professor Rolf Quam and graduate student Brian Keeling. The team analyzed fossils that point to a serious Neanderthal population dip around 110,000 years ago. The ...

Across the street from the Dinosaur Discovery Site museum, the dig crew has already begun to open a new fossil quarry. So far, they have discovered a fish fossil and several fossil tracks, or ...