1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (584+ words) Palaeoartistic reconstruction of the environment in the surroundings of Camp dels Ninots maar lake during the early Pliocene. (Mauricio Ant'n via SWNS) Ancestors of today's cattle were roaming the grasslands of Europe over four million years ago, reveals new research....

3+ week, 10+ hour ago  (878+ words) Artistic illustration of the Nagatitan. (Patchanop Boonsai via SWNS) A newly identified giant long-necked dinosaur weighed the same as nine adult elephants and was as long as three city buses, according to new research. Bones found at the edge of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (887+ words) The discovery of a new ape species that lived in Egypt 17 million years ago is "reshaping" the understanding of evolution. The fossil find suggests that the closest ancestors to modern apes may have emerged in northern Africa rather than in…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (459+ words) Tiny fossill of purgatorius upper molar from Corral Bluffs in Denver. (Dr. Stephen Chester via SWNS) A fossil that would fit on a baby's fingertip has revealed fresh clues about the evolution of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (759+ words) In Case 6 scientists found a Stem ant alongside a probable parasitic wasp and a spider. The ant seems to have been feeding on something. (Dr. Jose de la Fuente via SWNS) Insects trapped in amber have provided a unique window…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (418+ words) A pair of antique library books have finally been returned exactly 50 years after they were due back - avoiding what could have been thousands in fines. The dusty tomes, written almost 200 years ago, were expected back at the library in Leeds,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (959+ words) One of the footprints found on the beach in Scotland. (University of Aberdeen via SWNS) Dogwalkers have spotted 2, 000-year-old human and animal footprints on a British beach after recent storms. The prints were temporarily revealed by shifting sands at Lunan…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (725+ words) (Julius Csotonyi via SWNS) An extinct species of rhino that lived inside the Arctic Circle 23 million years ago has been discovered. The nearly complete fossilized skeleton was recovered from the fossil-rich lake deposits in Haughton Crater on Devon Island, Nunavut,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (378+ words) (Kayak Fishing Cornwall via SWNS) An angler has landed an ultra-rare "prehistoric" fish off the Cornish coast, which is seldom seen by humans. Fishing enthusiast Owen Mates sailed 10 miles out from Falmouth Bay, Cornwall when he caught the elusive wreckfish....

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (986+ words) Dinosaurs were "ecosystem engineers," preventing dense forests from growing. (Julius Csotonyi via SWNS) The reptiles had such an "immense" impact on the planet that their sudden exit led to wide-scale changes in landscapes - including the shape of rivers, say American…...