Animals rich in protein reduce oxygen faster during decay, creating mineral-forming environments which helps preserve their ...

Now, according to The Guardian, a new analysis has now found the skull fragment to be the oldest human fossil ever found ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study reveals that part of the answer lies in the body itself. The research shows that an animal's size and ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer lies ...

While much remains unknown, it is intriguing that two ancient meteorite impacts, the 3.5-billion-year-old North Pole impact ...

"Late Pliocene climatic events and hominid evolution," in Evolutionary ... Vrba, E. S. "The fossil record of African antelopes (Mammalia, Bovidae) in relation to human evolution and paleoclimate ...

On April 20, the over 50-foot-wide Lucy spacecraft approached as close as some 600 miles from Donaldjohanson, which is aptly named for the discoverer of the famed Lucy hominid fossil ...

The scientists said the fossilized tracks, recovered from two distinct rock layers, uncovered behaviors and species ...

The scientists said the fossilized tracks, recovered from two distinct rock layers, uncovered behaviors and species previously undocumented in the monument's fossil record, including ...

The Cardinal broke the NCAA single-game softball attendance record on Saturday, April 19, against rival California at Stanford Stadium for "The Big Swing," with a total of 13,207 fans. Ticket ...

From the very beginning, this network was bankrolled largely by fossil fuel interests ... enterprise and individual rights. “We have a record of supporting pro-liberty think tanks and civil ...

One relatively small step taken 100 million years ago is now one giant leap for scientists. A fossil of a dinosaur footprint has led to the discovery of a new species that once roamed B.C. near ...