“I know it was a very important fossil related to human evolution, and I wanted to ... introduced millions to prehistoric life, and documented how interpretations of life through the ages ...

Walking on two legs was one of the earliest defining characteristics of humans. Walking on two legs was one of the earliest defining characteristics of humans.

The researchers focused on bone articular fragments from therian mammals, a group that includes modern marsupials and ...

their minerals provide vital nutrients that underpin both the abundance and evolution of life. In turn, life has become rocks. Coal was once prehistoric forests of seed ferns and other plants.

The evolution of whales showcases a dramatic transition from land-dwelling to fully aquatic life. Fossils of Ambulocetus, found in ancient estuary sediments, suggest it lived both on land and in ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that mammals began adapting to terrestrial lifestyles millions of ...

3 min read The Cambrian period, part of the Paleozoic era, produced the most intense burst of evolution ever known. The Cambrian Explosion saw an incredible diversity of life emerge, including ...

Researchers have revived prehistoric algae from Baltic Sea sediment nearly 7,000 years old, offering clues about how life ...

thanks to a curious mix of features Cool Finds Archaeologists have discovered a collection of prehistoric animal bones in Tanzania that suggests early humans figured out how to transfer tool ...