"In the world of paleontology, anything this unusual is important and we feel privileged to be able to interpret them," the ...

WASHINGTON (August 20, 2024) – Much of the early human fossil record originates from just a few places in Africa, where favorable geological conditions have preserved a trove of fossils used by ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and gorilla-like strength.

In Laos, archaeologists uncovered fossils suggesting that Homo sapiens left Africa 20,000 years earlier than previously believed. The remains, dated to between 86,000 and 68,000 years old, challenge ...

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Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England. Robert Plot, an English natural history scholar, was ...

Study author Dr. Julien Benoit, of the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, re-examined the Horned Serpent panel for a new study published in the journal PLOS One. Dr. Benoit found the ...

Found in an Ecuadorian quarry, this amber preserves insects and plant material and provides an intimate look into life on the ...

Africa faces a massive energy gap due to rapid population growth and underdeveloped grids. The continent has abundant resources for solar, wind, and hydropower energy. New data suggests Africa can ...