A fossil from Spain suggests the Mustelinae subfamily dates back 6.5 million years—doubling previous estimates of their origins.

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The case of a ‘fishy pterosaur’ is the latest example of mistaken identity involving these extraordinary flying reptiles.

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A rare juvenile dinosaur fossil has been unearthed in Wyoming, United States, by a team of Swiss paleontologists, providing a notably complete find.

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A newly discovered 155-million-year-old dinosaur from Patagonia shows a mix of brachiosaur and diplodocid traits, offering rare insight into sauropod evolution in the Southern Hemisphere.

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A genetic study suggests the human sense of smell evolved alongside diet and lifestyle, adapting to cultural shifts such as hunting and agriculture.

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New research suggests hominins at an Israeli Acheulian site used lakeshore driftwood to fuel their fires.

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An ancient-DNA analysis of a rare Anglo-Saxon double burial revealed the people in the grave were brother and sister.

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Learn how this Argentine fossil documents one of the first Jurassic brachiosaurids from South America and reveals unexpected overlap between sauropod groups.

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New research from Morocco shows that ankylosaurs evolved much earlier than originally thought. Their iconic tail also had a dual function.

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Learn more about the “folded” fossil of Ptychotherates bucculentus, from one of the first families of carnivorous dinosaurs.

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Fossilized footprints unearthed in Korea have shown that pterosaurs, which flew through the skies 100 million years ago, also pursued prey on land.

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New research suggests Muttaburrasaurus was an agile, selective feeder with a strong sense of smell, possibly eating salty plants and even small animals in coastal environments.

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Homo erectus may have deliberately selected rocks embedded with fossils and crystals to craft their hand axes — possibly to serve as mediators between humans and the cosmos.

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A century-old fossil reveals that a giant, child-sized echidna once roamed Ice Age Victoria, expanding its known range in Australia.

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A detailed analysis of the best-preserved Neanderthal infant skeleton ever found suggests that our ancient relatives grew much faster as young children.

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In a surprising new study, Australia's most famous plant-eating dinosaur has been described as a "picky eater with a nose for good food" when it roamed across the continent around 96 million years ago.

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During the Triassic, a newly described species related to modern crocodiles and alligators stalked prey on land, not the water, a new study finds.

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A newly identified fossil reveals that a giant echidna once roamed Ice Age Victoria, expanding the known range of this unusual prehistoric mammal.

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Many aspects of human anatomy are just “good enough” solutions – functional, but far from perfect.

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A 289-million-year-old mummified reptile preserves skin, proteins, and a complete respiratory system, offering the oldest such evidence and new insight into early vertebrate breathing and movement.

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Ancient DNA from feathers in Peru shows Amazonian parrots were transported alive across the Andes centuries before the Inca Empire.

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A Triceratops fossil sold for $5.55 million, highlighting the growing market for dinosaur remains and raising concerns among scientists about their loss to private collections.

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A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special "sacrificial caste" of people.

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New research from Tinshemet Cave shows Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the Levant not only coexisted but also interacted, sharing technologies and cultural practices that drove early innovation.

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Two elementary school-aged sisters from Tokyo have discovered a rare cicada fossil dating back about 300,000 years by breaking open a rock sold as a souvenir by a museum.

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Recent discoveries are changing what we know about the earliest human tools.

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Technology is radically changing our understanding of how dinosaurs looked and behaved, revealing a far more dynamic prehistoric world than we ever imagined.


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A remarkable fossil discovery in western Hungary is reshaping what scientists thought they knew about one of the ocean’s most intriguing prehistoric creatures.

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The population drop opened the door for outsiders to repopulate with new demographics and cultures.

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A detailed scan of a fossil therapsid embryo reveals the oldest egg belonging to a mammalian ancestor.

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