The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were ...

Most marine animals form their shells from calcium carbonate, which is a tough mineral also found in limestone. Some sponges ...

Little Foot is a nearly complete ancient skeleton found in the Sterkfontein caves in South Africa that could change how ...

The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s a breakdown of what we ...

The "very rare" find provides an extraordinary glimpse into the ingenuity of early human relatives who lived around half a ...

Gerlach, of Ephrata, is accused of stealing dozens of human remains from Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia and Yeadon ...

“Hundreds of fossils representing over a dozen species of Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, and Homo had been found in the Afar ...

Gul Plaza search operation enters final phase as officials confirm 67 deaths, worsening structure, and no intact remains found.

An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was ...

A rhinoceros skeleton buried beneath Canada's High Arctic for 23 million years has emerged as the northernmost member of its family ever documented, fundamentally reshaping understanding of ancient ...

The bones are tangled and entwined, as though the bodies were thrown or rolled on top of each other. Archaeologists have ...

Winter storm strains Oklahoma blood supply; platelet donors urgently needed With the winter storm impacting the state's blood supply, Our Blood Institute is in urgent need of platelet donors to help ...