1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (505+ words) A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago. Early, ancestral members of the human lineage may have left Africa earlier than widely…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (464+ words) Scientists recently discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest. A new Nat Geo series shows the moment they encountered this snake in the wild. In 2024, scientists announced the discovery of a newfound anaconda species in the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (600+ words) The way Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone is "beyond convincing" evidence this ape was bipedal. The discovery of a never-before-seen bump on the leg bone…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (305+ words) Chris Simms is a freelance journalist who previously worked at'New Scientist'for more than 10 years, in roles including chief subeditor and assistant news editor. He was also a senior subeditor at'Nature'and has a degree in zoology from Queen Mary University of…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (405+ words) The dino lived during the Late Cretaceous alongside other hadrosaurids in present-day New Mexico. Scientists have discovered an enormous species of duck-billed dinosaur that lived in what is now New Mexico about 75 million years ago. According to the statement, A. wimani…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1084+ words) Findings about our extinct relatives, the Neanderthals, continue to surprise us, especially those from 2025. Neanderthals have fascinated scientists since they were first discovered in the 19th century. Their long heads and low brow ridges initially convinced experts that Neanderthals were some…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (384+ words) A large fish-eating dinosaur died beside a river 125 million years ago in Cretaceous Thailand. Now, the remains of this ancient predator are helping researchers better understand Asia's enigmatic spinosaurids. Around 125 million years ago, a dinosaur longer than a pickup truck…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1407+ words) Findings about our human ancestors continue to surprise us, especially those from 2025. Our understanding of how our species evolved has improved dramatically since we first began analyzing ancient DNA. This year, researchers made impressive discoveries across 3 million years of human…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1709+ words) Fifty years after a fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was unearthed in Ethiopia, we know so much more about how this iconic species lived and died. From a distance, it might have looked like a small child was wending her…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1338+ words) Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree. For a half century, the iconic "Lucy" fossil species, Australopithecus afarensis, has held the title of being the most likely direct ancestor of…...