Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA.

An ancestor of the bacteria responsible for plague has been found in the tooth of a sheep that lived nearly 4,000 years ago in a Bronze Age human settlement, scientists report in a new preprint study.

Our ancient ancestors were using bone tools at least 1.5 million years ago, roughly a million years earlier than was previously thought, a study published last week in the journal Nature reported. The ...

Unless someone invents time travel, we will never see a real-life woolly mammoth, saber-tooth tiger, or dinosaur. Those animals went extinct millions of years ago. However, plenty of prehistoric ...

Modern society may feel restrictive and too structured for people with ADHD. But what does the research say about how people lived with ADHD in the ancient past? For people with attention deficit ...

SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) is investigating reports of two tapirs roaming in a housing area, in Pedas, Rembau, near here, on Saturday (March 8 ...

Ume, a rare Malayan tapir, just turned 1 month old at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and bright spots, Ume has blown up online as a social media star. Hopefully ...

El Ministerio de Ambiente (MiAMBIENTE), en coordinación con la Policía Nacional identificaron la tarde del martes, en la zona de amortiguamiento del Parque Nacional Volcán Barú, en la comunidad de ...

Archaeologists have discovered a collection of prehistoric animal bones in Tanzania that suggests early humans figured out how to transfer tool-making techniques “from stone to bone” 1.5 ...

La desaparición de un tapir (Tapirus bairdii) en la comunidad de Guadalupe, perteneciente al corregimiento de Cerro Punta, en el distrito de Tierras Altas, subraya la necesidad apremiante de luchar ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Archaeologists have ...