6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (591+ words) The moment early humans learned to control fire changed the course of history. The breakthrough fueled brain development, transformed the human body and gave our ancestors warmth, light and protection in an unforgiving world. Now, a discovery in South Africa…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (376+ words) Most fashionistas like to try to stay ahead of the curve " but a new style involves going quite far in the opposite direction, 66 million years back in time. For tomorrow, the world's first 'T-Rex leather' handbag, engineered from the prehistoric…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (837+ words) A terrifying giant scorpion measuring 3. 2 feet (one metre) long roamed Britain 415 million years ago, a new study has found. With a length comparable to that of a Labrador and armed with pincers over 6. 3 inches (16cm) long, Praearcturus gigas would have been…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (883+ words) Scientists have announced the discovery of the newest animal found in the Gal'pagos " an adorable blue octopus the size of a golf ball. The "cute little guy" was first spotted in 2015 during a deep-sea expedition, when a remotely operated underwater…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (1133+ words) The monstrous creature would have grown to 88 feet (27 metres) in length and weighed 27 tonnes " as much as nine adult Asian Elephants. That makes this dinosaur, dubbed Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, the biggest ever found in South"East Asia. After analysing its skeletal…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1368+ words) A blow'by'blow account has revealed what it would have been like to experience the impact of the dinosaur'killing asteroid. Around 66 million years ago, a six'mile (10km)'wide space rock called Chicxulub smashed into Mexico. The impact famously wiped out the dinosaurs,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1099+ words) If you've ever wondered what your hometown might have been like during the time of the dinosaurs, scientists finally have an answer. Researchers from the University of Utrecht have created a new tool that charts how Earth's continents have shifted…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (921+ words) The ancient oceans were once ruled by giant 'kraken'like' octopuses that measured up to 62 feet (19m) long, new research reveals. Scientists have discovered evidence of a colossal beast that hunted the Late Cretaceous seas between 72 and 100 million years ago. They competed…...