Paleontologists Discover Never-Before-Seen Ancient Fish Species
Paleontologists from the University of Alberta have discovered a never-before-seen species of fish in South America, with the help of a curious tourist. The fossil,…
Archaeology
Archaeologists Discover One of the Earliest Examples of a ‘Crayon’
Archaeologists say they may have discovered one of the earliest examples of a ‘crayon’ – possibly used by our ancestors 10,000 years ago for applying…
Tiny Jurassic Dinosaur Featured Rainbow Ruff and a Bony Crest
Ancient dinosaurs were adorned in some amazing ways, from the horns of the triceratops to the plates and spikes of the stegosaurus. A newly discovered,…
DNA Sequencing Solves 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Mystery
Using ‘next generation’ DNA sequencing scientists have found that the famous ‘Two Brothers’ mummies of the Manchester Museum have different fathers so are, in fact,…
Scientists Discover Fossils of a Giant Extinct Burrowing Bat in New Zealand
The fossilized remains of a giant burrowing bat that lived in New Zealand millions of years ago have been found by a UNSW Sydney-led international…
New Research Reveals Easter Island Had a Cooperative Community
Analysis of giant stone hats found on Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island) provides evidence contrary to the widely held belief that the ancient civilization had…
Habelia Optata – A 508-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature
Paleontologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto have entirely revisited a tiny yet exceptionally fierce…
Ancient Microorganisms Provide Strong Evidence of Life in the Universe
A new analysis of the oldest known fossil microorganisms provides strong evidence to support an increasingly widespread understanding that life in the universe is common….
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Turkic Monument Surrounded by Pillars with Inscriptions
A joint excavation team from Osaka University and the Institute of History and Archaeology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences discovered the ruins of a…
Archaeologists Discover Oldest Known Funereal Fish Hooks
An archaeologist from The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered the world’s oldest known fish-hooks placed in a burial ritual, found on Indonesia’s Alor Island,…
Archaeologists Discover Unique Metal Artefacts, Shed New Light on Prehistoric Feasting
A unique collection of Iron Age metal artefacts which sheds new light on feasting rituals among prehistoric communities has been discovered by archaeologists from the…
Researchers Discover Oldest Images to Date of Dogs on Leashes
While conducting research in the Saudi Arabian desert, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the Max Planck Institute…
New Research Suggests Human Evolution Was Uneven and Punctuated
New research shows that Neanderthals survived at least 3,000 years longer than we thought in Southern Iberia long after they had died out everywhere else….
Archaeologists Find Earliest Evidence to Date of Winemaking
Archaeologists reveal evidence of the earliest winemaking anywhere in the world, dating the origins of the practice to the Neolithic period around 6000 BC. Excavations…
Newly Discovered Fossils Reveal Man’s Earliest Ancestors
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have discovered fossils of the oldest mammals related to mankind on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset. The two teeth…
Wolf-Sized Prehistoric Otter Had a Surprisingly Powerful Bite
A newly published study reveals that a massive, wolf-sized otter that lived about 6 million years ago may have been a dominant predator in its…
Drepanosaurus – A Small Reptile with a Rearsome Finger
A newly published study confirms that Drepanosaurus, a prehistoric cross between a chameleon and an anteater, was a small reptile with a fearsome finger. The…
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project Reveals a Major New Prehistoric Stone Monument
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project has discovered the remains of a major new prehistoric stone monument less than 3 kilometers from Stonehenge. Durrington Walls is…
