Genetic evidence suggests the last shared ancestor of present-day humans, as well as ancient Neanderthals and Denisovans, ...

The return of humans to the British Isles after the end of the last ice sheet, which covered much of the northern hemisphere, ...

A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.

Researchers have discovered fossil remains in Morocco that may represent one of the earliest stages of the human lineage, dating back 773,000 years ago. The findings, published today in the Nature ...

Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

For decades, two small bone pieces sat quietly in a museum drawer in Alaska, labelled as mammoth remains and largely ...

Pannotia occupies an awkward position in Earth science. It is described in textbooks and review papers, yet its outline ...

For decades, fossils discovered in Alaska were believed to belong to ancient mammoths, but recent testing has shocked ...

Scientists refine the timeline of sponge origins, showing soft-bodied ancestors likely evolved later than some chemical ...

Microscopic tunnels hidden inside desert rock are forcing scientists to rethink how ancient life spread across Earth. These ...

Ancient fossils from Moroccan caves, dated with rare precision, offer rare insight into early human evolution.

Until now, accurately dating fossils has been one of paleontology’s major challenges. Most dating methods rely on surrounding volcanic materials such as zircon-bearing ash, which are absent in many ...