6+ hour, 40+ min ago  (670+ words) Researchers have identified the oldest known impressions of reptile skin ever recorded, preserved in rock from central Germany and dating back nearly 300 million years to the early Permian period. The discovery provides the earliest direct evidence of skin structure in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (244+ words) A spiny dragon dinosaur fossil has been identified in northeastern China, where scientists uncovered a 125-million-year-old specimen preserved well enough to reveal rare details of its skin. The discovery offers one of the clearest looks to date at what this…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (429+ words) Archaeologists have identified whale-bone harpoons dating back 5,000 years in southern Brazil, offering new evidence that Indigenous communities hunted massive marine animals long before the invention of metal tools or advanced boats. The findings suggest these early populations crafted harpoons from…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (409+ words) A set of rare marine fossils dating back 340 million years has been uncovered in England's Peak District, offering scientists and historians an unusually clear window into prehistoric sea life. The discovery, made by National Trust rangers, came from a dry…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (291+ words) The tracks cover a stretch of nearly three miles and include as many as 20,000 individual prints, according to paleontologists. Experts say the area, now a high-altitude rock wall near the Swiss border, was once a prehistoric shoreline. Despite its exposure…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (469+ words) Researchers have uncovered more than 18,000 fossilized dinosaur footprints and swim marks in Bolivia, marking a historic discovery in the field of paleontology. Found at the Carreras Pampa site inside Torotoro National Park, the discovery offers the largest collection of dinosaur…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (318+ words) Few creatures inspire fear like the Kraken, a giant tentacled monster from folklore. Although most often associated with Norse mythology, Greek sources also describe enormous sea creatures with massive arms and incredible strength, terrifying sailors and fueling legends of monstrous…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (451+ words) Early humans may have encountered now-extinct species like Homo floresiensis, often called "hobbits," as they journeyed toward Australia roughly 60,000 years ago, according to a new genetic study. The findings offer fresh insight into how ancient humans reached the continent and…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (481+ words) Nebraska and China might seem pretty different, but they both have something ancient in common: a group of primates that lived thirty million years ago. These primates came to North America way before our modern human ancestors did. The name "Lazarus…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (435+ words) A fossilized foot uncovered in northeastern Ethiopia has led scientists to identify a previously unknown human relative that lived about 3.4 million years ago. The discovery, detailed in the journal Nature, sheds new light on the complexity of early human evolution…...