Oldest Known Homo Sapiens' Footprints Found in South Africa; Findings Reveal Prehistoric Presence of Early Humans in the Area

Medicine & Technology May 29, 2023

Upon analyzing footprint samples, researchers discovered that they found some 153,000-year-old prints among other tracks that date from 70,000 to 130,000 years ago. Read to learn more.

Dinosaur Bigger Than T.Rex Weighed 50 Tonnes, Measured Twice London Bus; Bones So Heavy They Tipped Over the Van Carrying Them

May 21, 2023

Chucarosaurus Diripienda is one of the biggest dinosaurs discovered that T.Rex pale in comparison to its size. Read to know the details.

Predatory Dinosaur Irritator Had Evolutionary-Shaped Skulls Allowing for Weak but Very Fast Bite, Jaws That Worked Like Pelicans’

May 18, 2023

Irritator dinosaurs had weird anatomy when they still existed. Read to know why.

How Big Was the T. Rex Population? Study Estimates That There Were 1.7 Billion of Them Lurking Over Earth Prior to Their Extinction

May 17, 2023

While an earlier study estimated that there were roughly 2.5 billion T. rex dinosaurs before, recent recalculations lowered this number to 1.7 billion. Read to learn more.

Ancient DNA Reveals Early Humans From China Migrated to the Americas and Japan During the Ice Age

May 10, 2023

Researchers analyzed mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern China to the Americas, revealing migration patterns. Read the article to learn more details.

Glowing Golden Fossils From Early Jurassic Site Shed Light on How Exceptional Fossilization Takes Place, New Study Shows

May 09, 2023

Golden fossils in Posidonia Shale were thought to be pyritized. However, recent analysis reveals that this was not the case. Read to learn more.

Reconstructed 330-Million-Year-Old Fossils of the 'Tadpole From Hell' Reveal a Shape Similar to a Crocodile

May 04, 2023

Meet the "tadpole from hell," a 330-million-year-old species that shed light on the evolution of tetrapods. Check out in this article how the reconstruction of its fossils helped scientists identify it.

Fossilized Brains, Eyes of 462-Million-Year-Old Creatures Kept in Castle Bank Fossil Deposit in Wales; Could These Be Earth's Early Life Forms?

May 02, 2023

Researchers think roughly 170 species have already been uncovered from the Castle Bank fossil deposit site. Read to learn more.

Top 10 Bizarre Prehistoric Marine Animals That Would Be Classified as Sea Monsters If They Exist Today

Apr 20, 2023

The modern ocean is filled with different sea animals that may look scary today, but they would not compare to prehistoric species. Check out this article to know some of the bizarre prehistoric marine animals.

Woolly Mammoths Not Always Fluffy and Sport Miniscule Ears, DNA Analysis Reveals

Apr 20, 2023

A new study found that woolly mammoths only evolved to be fluffy throughout their 700,000 years of existence. Read the article to learn more about this.

Paleontology Mystery Solved: 300-million-year-old 'Tully Monster' Had No Bones, New Study Says

Apr 18, 2023

After subjecting specimens of the Tully monster to scans, the researchers found out that the creature was an invertebrate all along. Read to learn more.

Dinosaurs Crossed Continents Through Nearly 100-million-year-old Land Bridge in Antarctica, Study Finds

Apr 17, 2023

Back when Antarctica was still filled with forests and vegetation, sauropods may have used it as a land bridge to cross continents. Read to learn more.

Odd Fur Ball Spotted by Gold Miner Is Actually a 30,000-year-old Mummified Squirrel

Apr 13, 2023

The odd fur ball that turned out to be a mummified squirrel was perfectly preserved in the last 30,000 years. Read to learn more.

Oldest Bats Ever Found? Amazing 52-million-year-old Skeletal Remains Belong to Never-before-seen Species, Paleontologists Say

Apr 13, 2023

Upon analyzing these oldest bats ever found, researchers discovered that they belonged to a never-before-seen species of Icaronycteris. Read to learn more.

Mouth Sizes of Extant Sharks Do Not Predict Body Dimensions of Ancient Arthrodire Placoderms like Dunkleosteus, Study Says

Apr 11, 2023

While fossil remains have revealed that Dunkleosteus had a huge mouth, its body was actually smaller than previously thought. Read to learn more.