Fossil
Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study
The axes were dated to the Pleistocene, likely made by Homo erectus, the first human species to evolve to have a humanlike body shape and gait, who had lived in the region thousands of years ago.
Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger
Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor
A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story
WWII-lost fossil photos reveal a new giant horned dinosaur from Egypt
Lost Fossils Found in Old Photos Reveal New Giant Horned Dinosaur from Egypt.
Shocking discovery:'Ushikawa Man' fossils are actually ancient bear bones, says University of Tokyo
The oldest human fossils on Japan's mainland were found in a limestone quarry near Hamakita, 40 km east of Ushikawa.
Contradictions in celebrated 'Sea Monster' skull point to possible fossil fraud in Morocco
An incomplete jawbone and four sharp teeth of Xenodens calminechari were discovered in a phosphate mine in Morocco known for the circulation of forged fossils and falsified features.
Fossils 'Punk' and 'Emo' rewrite the story of molluscs
Punk ferox was named due to the fancied resemblance of the spicule array to the spiked hairstyles associated with the punk rock movement.
Ancient fossils reveal 517-million-year-old evolutionary 'arms race'
The ancient predator-prey interactions took place in the ocean that once covered what is now South Australia.
Greek scientists digitally reconstruct skull of 200,000-year-old dwarf hippopotamus
Researchers from the University of Western Attica successfully reconstructed the skull of the extinct dwarf hippopotamus, Hippopotamus creutzburgi.
Cryptovaranoides Microlanius: The 205-million-year-old fossil that redefines lizard origins
The findings push back the origins of the lizard-snake group called Squamata by 35 million years to at least 205 million years ago.
Tiniest known cat fossil unearthed at 300,000-year-old site in east China
The ancient kitten was so small that it could comfortably fit in the palm of one's hand and was much smaller than the modern leopard cat.
Peruvian scientists unveil 10-million-year-old juvenile crocodile fossil found in Ocucaje desert
The Ocucaje Desert, located approximately 350 kilometers south of Lima in the Ica region, is internationally renowned for its extraordinary abundance of fossils.
Recent research into dinosaur diets shows why they ruled the Earth - study
The study used hundreds of fossils of well-fed dinosaurs to compare and contrast nutrition dynamics across five vertebrate assemblages of these beasts from the Triassic and Jurassic periods.
