For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

An international research team has published a new study on one of the oldest known sites for the processing of animal meat by humans in the southern Balkans. At Marathousa 1, an archaeological site ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

Paleontologist Andre LuJan had an assist from nature with his latest exciting fossil find. Heavy rains helped expose a nearly ...

Paranthropus had distinctive traits that make them a key part of our evolutionary story. This video explains their significance and what scientists have uncovered about them.

A boomerang carved from a mammoth tusk is one of the oldest in the world, and it may be even older than archaeologists ...

Google Earth is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a major update that lets users explore the past. The update adds ...

Instead, the real virtue of the short attention span is in the itch. The one that compels people to keep flicking until they ...