Researchers examine rocks from before and after a major glaciation event called Snowball Earth to describe an evolutionary transition.

Researchers learn that the key element of the Neolithic monument didn’t hail from Wales, unlike similar components.

Researchers take a new look at old walrus-like fossils and reclassify them based on skull, teeth, and jaws, rather than tusks.

Studying rocks collected by the Apollo missions allowed scientists to break down the processes that formed the moon’s atmosphere.

CT scans found no signs of trauma or heart disease in famous mummy — leaving the reason for her facial expression a mystery.

A Youti yuanshi fossil shows the role fledgling nervous systems played in the evolution of arthropods.

Fossil dating back 237 million years shows reptile diversity before the Age of the Dinosaurs.

Discovery of Lokiceratops rangiformis, a 11,000 pound dinosaur, is helping rewrite the story of dinosaur evolution.

Re-evaluating an aquatic reptile fossil may rewrite how dinosaurs' precursors populated Earth after a major mass extinction event.

Elephants use specific sounds to identify each other and respond to recordings of their names.

The discovery of the smallest known hominid plays a role in a much bigger mammal evolution picture.

How do elephants communicate with one another? Understanding the large mammals is complex and requires context.

Study that pitted smaller-brained mammals against larger brained primates to compete in fruit-finding efficiency finds no differences.

How did music shape language? For hunter-gatherers in Central Africa, music may have worked as a social network.

Australian excavation expands the monotreme family, paints picture of a landscape dominated by furry, egg-laying mammals.

Incisions and healed wounds demonstrate ancient Egyptians were performing surgery.

Analyzing teeth, jaws, and skulls from many cat species over time and from around the world paints a clearer picture of how saber teeth developed.

Piecing together clues from burned village reveals hasty, panicked evacuation ahead of Hannibal’s army.

A Nile tributary ran close to Egypt’s ancient pyramids — possibly carrying workers and materials to the monumental construction sites.

Dinosaur dispersal suggests that some species may have developed ability to control their body temperatures.

Scientists used sophisticated techniques to visually investigate complexities and intricacies of the primate’s vocalizations.

Learn why the researchers discovered the lampreys far from their supposed home.

Chimps learn to use tools when they are young and hone their techniques well into adulthood.

While genetic evidence has created some strong ties, many questions remain in the Tut genealogy.

Researchers suggest some Paleolithic people ate a menu that emphasized ‘gatherer’ over ‘hunter.’

A new study challenges findings of Tyrannosaurus Rex intelligence from 2023 and claims the T. rex may not have been that smart.

How did early humans evolve? Interspecies competition between hominins played a role in diversity and survival.

A father and daughter duo found the jawbone of the species and the research team named the new marine reptile species Latin for 'giant fish lizard of the Severn.'

Researchers determined underground lava tubes in the Saudi Arabian desert served as a shepherd way station.