Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

Today, rock wallabies are seen as secretive cliff-dwellers that rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But ...

The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by ...

Divers plunging into Mexico's submerged Sac Actun cave system in 2007 stumbled upon a hidden world of Ice Age fossils, ...

Paleontologists have discovered the first known fossilized bee nests built inside ancient bones, uncovered in a cave that ...

Radioactive minerals in eggshells can help scientists pinpoint a fossil’s age with stunning accuracy. Scientists excavate dinosaur egg nests in Mongolia's Eastern Gobi Basin. National Geographic ...

A fossil smaller than a human fingernail has revealed a complete ancient brain, turning a speck of stone into a detailed map of early animal evolution. Encased inside this tiny creature are preserved ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the ...

Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But the face staring back is complicating scientists' understanding of early ...

COLFAX, Wash. — The Whitman County coroner is trying to identify "possible human remains" found near Colfax Monday. Whitman County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Keith Cooper posted on Facebook that the ...

Human remains were found on Monday in the Emma region just outside of Basalt. Basalt’s Timberline Excavation unearthed what appeared to be a skull and humerus (upper arm bone) while excavating for ...

THAT’S SHOCKING, BECAUSE WE DON’T GET THAT AROUND HERE. SHOCKING FOR JJ JOHNSON TO LEARN A PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD BEHIND HIS LOCAL GIANT FOOD GROCERY STORE. I’M TOTALLY SURPRISED. BALTIMORE COUNTY ...