Buried as they are in the past, scientists and researchers excavating ancient fossils, bones and footprints from a one-acre ...

A trace fossil of 66 dinosaur footprints has been uncovered in Australia, providing a rare snapshot of dinosaur behavior and ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...

Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the U.S. The findings of the study are ...

Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid ...

With the election campaign in full swing, what progress towards emission reductions under Labor? Are we better informed and better prepared?

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce.

Until now, the prevailing view was that our species, Homo sapiens, first arose in Africa suggested we descended from a single ...

Scientists have discovered the key role the Southern Ocean around Antarctica plays in regulating the global climate ...

Paleontologists have unveiled a 30,000-year-old vulture fossil in Italy, preserved in volcanic ash, showcasing microscopic ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.