2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (598+ words) Squirrel droppings dating back up to 700, 000 years have revealed "remarkable" new details about the Arctic's evolutionary history. (Duane Froese via SWNS) Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (686+ words) The mammoth's tusk at the excavation site in Taimering, Germany. (BLf D via SWNS) A recently discovered woolly mammoth was likely butchered by Ice Age hunters around 25, 000 years ago, according to new research. They even used one of the rib…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (803+ words) The shape of the tooth suggests that Camurodon borealis was likely a herbivore. (Shelley et al. via SWNS) Three newly discovered species reveal how ancient mammals survived extreme weather conditions in the Arctic millions of years ago. While the Arctic…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (752+ words) Artist's impression of the toothed platypus that lived 25 million years, probably with other other aquatic animals including ancient lungfish, flamingos and freshwater dolphins. (Gen Conway / Flinders University Palaeontology Lab via SWNS) Platypuses swam with dolphins 25 million years ago, reveals an…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (983+ words) Reconstruction of Jiangchuan biota (~554-539 million years ago). (Xiaodong Wang via SWNS) The discovery of a fossil "treasure trove" has pushed back the origins of animals at least four million years. The "exciting" find in China includes the remains of a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (716+ words) Visualization of a tyrannosaur scavenging on a larger conspecific. (Josephine Nielsen / Aarhus University via SWNS) Tyrannosaurus rex was the ultimate cannibal " feeding on the carcasses of dead relatives, new research reveals. While tyrannosaurs are often portrayed as fearsome apex predators,…...

2+ mon, 2+ 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+ week ago  (662+ words) Illustration of researchers hypothesized layout for the inside of Triceratops nasal cavity. (K. Sakane CC-BY-ND via SWNS) Triceratops had a huge nose to help control its body temperature, suggests a new study. Scientists wanted to know why the iconic triple-horned dinosaur…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (228+ words) Mammoth Cave National Park will hold Echoes of the Past, a special event designed to explore modern connections to the generations of people who once called the Mammoth Cave region home. The event will take place from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. CDT Saturday,…...