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Fossil teeth show species of protemnodon that roamed Australia between 5m and 40,000 years ago lived and died near Queensland cavesGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastDespite their immense size, species of prehistoric giant …
Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers sayBone fragments unearthed at an ancient cave in Spain belong to the oldest known human face in western Europe, researchers say.The fossilised remains mak…
Traits associated with the neurodevelopmental disorder could have helped early humans when foraging for foodTraits common to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), such as distractibility or impulsivity, might have been an evolutionary advant…
Tritylodonts, mid-sized mammal-related herbivores, roamed the area’s deserts 200m years agoScientists have discovered an “extremely rare” set of fossils at Lake Powell that the National Park Service (NPS) is calling one of the most important vertebrate…
Fossils found in Peru from extinct species show it may have had body mass of 85-340 tonnes – heavier than blue whalesThe fossilised bones of an ancient creature that patrolled coastal waters 40m years ago belong to a newly discovered species that is a …
Discovery in China challenges view of early mammals as ‘fodder’ for dinosaurs, say researchersWhether they had sharp teeth, vicious claws or were simply enormous, dinosaurs were creatures to be feared. But a newly identified fossil shows that, at least…
Evidence suggests slender necks of some ancient marine creatures were a deadly weaknessFor nearly two centuries, fossil hunters have mused that the improbably long necks of some ancient marine reptiles made them tempting targets for hungry predators.No…
Homo sapiens forced out Neanderthals between 54,000 and 42,000 years ago, according to controversial new researchIt took three separate waves of modern humans to colonise Europe between 54,000 and 42,000 years ago. That is the key conclusion of scient…
Elk tooth pendant unearthed in Siberia is first prehistoric artefact to be linked to specific person using genetic sleuthingScientists have used a new method for extracting ancient DNA to identify the owner of a 20,000-year-old pendant fashioned from a…
Discovery could help plug gaps in understanding of evolution after Cambrian explosion more than 500m years agoMany people discovered new interests closer to home as a result of Covid-19 lockdowns. For Dr Joseph Botting and Dr Lucy Muir, it was a 10-met…