4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (525+ words) Genetic material also found from wolves, bison, horses, a cheetah and hundreds of plants PARIS " A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel feces in Yukon territory, scientists said…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (316+ words) The discovery in the Stelvio National Park was striking for the sheer number of footprints, estimated at as many as 20, 000 over some five kilometres, and the location near the Swiss border, once a prehistoric coastal area, that has never previously…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (627+ words) PARIS " Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient human relative who lived alongside the species of the famous Lucy, scientists said Wednesday. The discovery is the latest twist in…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (294+ words) The research led by scientists at the University of Oxford was published in the journal "Evolution and Human Behaviour" Kissing has long presented an evolutionary puzzle to scientists as it appears to carry high risks such as disease transmission while…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (330+ words) At first, researchers had only a tyrannosaur skull to go by, making it hard to tell if it belonged to a child or adult. Another skull and skeleton nicknamed Jane added to the debate, but didn't settle the controversy. Now…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (221+ words) The almost complete skeleton of the small long-necked reptile was found at an altitude of 9, 842 feet BUENOS AIRES " Argentinian scientists have found fossilized bones of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the CONICET research agency…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (229+ words) London (AFP) " A skeleton found on Britain's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of ichthyosaur, a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the seas, scientists said Friday. Comparable in size to a dolphin, the ichthyosaur…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (518+ words) PARIS " How did the ostrich cross the ocean? It may sound like a joke, but scientists have long been puzzled by how the family of birds that includes African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, New Zealand kiwis and South American…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (392+ words) Paris (AFP) " Scientists announced Wednesday they have discovered the oldest-known member of the lizard family in southwest England, a tiny creature that used its surprisingly large teeth to hunt cockroaches 242 million years ago. The ancient reptile, which lived during the…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (486+ words) Prague (AFP) " The 3. 18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time Monday at the Czech National Museum in Prague. The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were…...