Were Neanderthals Wiped Out by What We Now Consider Childhood Illnesses?

MEDICINE & HEALTH 09.21.2019 07:00 AM

The demise of ancient man has always been a mystery, but scientists now believe they may know what happened.

Move Over, Carbon Dating… Plastics Could Potentially Determine the Age of Fossils

09.20.2019 08:39 AM

The increasing buildup of microplastics in the environment could one day lead to determining the age of rocks and fossils.

Paleontologists Identify a “Frozen Dragon” Found in Canada

09.12.2019 09:14 AM

The flying reptile was mostly head and neck—and had at least a 16-foot wingspan, if not larger. The fossil of an enormous flying dinosaur that was found in the northwestern part of North America nearly three decades ago, has been identified.

52-Million-Year-Old Tree is First of Its Kind in Southern Hemisphere

06.17.2019 11:31 AM

Millions of years ago, a volcano erupted in what's now the Patagonia region of southern Argentina, leaving behind a huge caldera. Water accumulated in the crater, and eventually it became a lake teeming with countless plants, insects, and other life-forms. Over time, these creatures fossilized deep within the lake's layers of mud and ash, creating a kind of geological jackpot for today's paleontologists.

Newly-Discovererd Herbivore Dinosaur Fossils are Preserved in Opals

06.08.2019 17:09 PM

The fossils represent the most complete dinosaur fossil ever found preserved in opal. (Photo : Phil R. Bell, Tom Brougham, Matthew C. Herne ORCID Icon, Timothy Frauenfelder & Elizabeth T.

Ammonite in Amber: Among the Rarest Fossil Finds

05.18.2019 09:33 AM

Scientists found a fossil of an ammonite trapped in amber during their search in northern Myanmar. (Photo : Tingting Yu, Richard Kellya, Lin Mua, Andrew Rosse, Jim Kennedyf, Pierre Brolyh, Fangyuan Xiai, Haichun Zhanga, Bo Wanga, and David Dilcher) Geological and paleogeographic maps of Burmese amber.

Smaller Tyrannosaur Fossils Aid Researchers in T-Rex Lineage

05.07.2019 11:57 AM

The recent discoveries of much smaller tyrannosaurs shine light on the history of the King of Dinosaurs.

Scientists Discovered Meat-Eating Mammal Larger Than Any Big Cat Stalking the World Today

04.18.2019 11:43 AM

A new species larger than a polar bear with large rhinoceros skull and enormous canine teeth The Ohio University's paleontologists have found a new species of meat-eating mammal that is larger than any big cat stalking the world today.

New Species of Humans Discovered in the Philippines

04.11.2019 07:52 AM

Recent discovery suggests that a new species of human has been found. International researchers uncovered the ancient remains of two adults and a child on Luzon Island in the Philippines.

A Cornucopia of Fossils Reveals the End for Dinosaurs

03.31.2019 23:01 PM

Scientists in the US have discovered a mother lode of fossils showing the effect of a giant asteroid.

Dinosaur Fossil Found in Australia

03.12.2019 09:00 AM

A dinosaur fossil recently found in Australia was about the size of a wallaby. Wallabies and Kangaroos weren't around in Australia about 250 million years ago, but herbivorous dinosaurs with round powerful legs were.

Fossils Of Homo Sapiens From Morocco May Change Dates Of Darwin's Theory of Evolution

06.12.2017 04:36 AM

Five fossils of different individuals were found on 1961 by barite miners in Morocco. Now, on a study of a team, the fossils were suspected to be the earliest kind of Homo sapiens than what was already known in the history of evolution.

Discovered Fossils Of Torrejonia Tiny Tree Dwellers Confirmed As The Earliest Primates

05.31.2017 03:41 AM

Archicebus Achilles is the known earliest primates before skeletons and fossils of the Torrejonia was discovered. Both are known tree-dwellers a few years after the dinosaur times.

Scientists Found Rare Tooth Of Horned Dinosaur Hinted To Tell Another Version of Earth's History

05.25.2017 04:04 AM

A rare tooth fossil was found by scientists in Mississipi. The tooth is said to explain another version of Earth's history 66 million years ago.

Fossils Found May Change The History Of Human Lineage, Leaves Doubt That Humans Originated In Africa

05.23.2017 13:28 PM

New found fossil reveals that the human lineage does not really originate in Africa. The fossils also share similar characteristics with humans.

The World's Best Preserved Fossil Makes Its Public Debut

05.16.2017 01:13 AM

The perfect mummified fossil of a nodosaur, which was mummified and discovered in Canada in 2011 now made its public debut.

Fossils Found In South Africa Can Be Earliest Known Specimens In Formation Of Life

04.27.2017 02:17 AM

Fossils found in South Africa's Northern Cape Province were 2600 feet beneath. If it verified as both multicellular and fungal, it can be the 2.4 billion-year-old minuscule creatures.

Death Valley National Park: Someone Stole Ancient Footprints Fossils

03.31.2017 17:41 PM

Two unknown men were seen in the area of the Death Valley National Park, where the fossils have been stolen. With the help of the local people, investigators try to identify these two men.

Sir David Attenborough's Legacy: 430 Million Fossil Related To Shrimps, Crabs & Lobsters Named After Him

03.28.2017 00:26 AM

A newly discovered fossilized ancient relative of crabs, shrimps, and lobsters 430 million years old which are also exceptionally preserved including its complete soft-parts was named in honor of Sir David Attenborough.

Unusual Fossils Of Huge Rats Found: Rewrites Whole Family Tree Of Rodents

02.24.2017 15:05 PM

Rare fossils of giant rodents were found. It has changed the family tree of rodents. There were two almost complete sets of skull rat fossils that were found in South America.

Fossils Prove Life Flourished Fast Even After Mass Extinction

02.16.2017 06:28 AM

Scientists have found out through fossils that life flourished fast even after mass extinction Unlike what scientists have previously thought, life has flourished abundantly after the mass extinction.