Paleontology

Nature

Palaeontologists uncover a new species of flying reptile in Scotland

'Misty-wing': The Isle of Sky is becoming a key place for unlocking pterosaur evolution.

06/02/2024

Nature

Largest ever great ape went extinct due to climate change, study finds

The great apes stood 3 metres tall and weighed up to 295 kg.

11/01/2024

Nature

Human teeth were shaped by climate change, a new fossil reveals

The discovery of an extinct reptile has revealed the earliest origins of human teeth.

22/02/2022

Kenya

World-famous Kenyan paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey dies aged 77

Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped to prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said.

03/01/2022

United Kingdom

Meet the new species of dinosaur discovered in England

With its long bulbous nose, Brighstoneus simmondsi was around eight metres long and weighed about 900kg.

11/11/2021

Nature

'Stunning' Ice Age lion cub is 28,000 years old, scientists say

The baby Eurasion cave lion found totally preserved in the permafrost, dubbed Sparta, was found 15 metres away from another cub aged at 43,000.

06/08/2021

World News

The day dinosaurs died: an asteroid, a giant tsunami, then darkness

What exactly happened when the asteroid that spelt the end of dinosaurs slammed into the Earth, 66 million years ago? Scientists are one step closer to understanding how dramatically the planet was transformed in just one day.

10/09/2019

France

Watch: Enormous thigh bone of a dinosaur found in southwest France

This femur is two metres long, bigger than the average human male!

26/07/2019

Philippines

Scientists discover unknown human species on Philippine island

Scientists discover unknown human species on Philippine island

10/04/2019

Canada

Mummified remains, more than 50,000 years old, unveiled in Canada

Rare, mummified remains of two ice age animals — wolf pup and a caribou calf — have been dug up from the permafrost by gold miners near Dawson City, Yukon.

15/09/2018

Canada

Is this the oldest evidence of life on Earth?

Canadian bacteria-like fossils called oldest evidence of life

01/03/2017

Myanmar

Remarkable feathered dinosaur tail found in chunk of amber

Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature.

09/12/2016

Bolivia

Bolivia: walking in the footsteps of dinosaurs

If you want to walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs it seems Bolivia is the place to be. Authorities say it is now home to the greatest number of dino

03/05/2015

France

Ancient fish was pivotal in evolution of face researchers find

13/02/2014

World News

Prone to illness? Blame the Neanderthals

30/01/2014

World News

This is a European Hunter-gatherer before 7.000 years

27/01/2014