An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

Learn how microscopic fossils reveal that tiny seafloor organisms were already feeding and recycling nutrients soon after one ...

New study of 7-million-year-old fossils from Chad proves Sahelanthropus tchadensis walked upright while still climbing trees.

Scientists working in Ethiopia's Afar Region have made discoveries that rewrite our understanding of early human history. For ...

Ancient fossils from Moroccan caves, dated with rare precision, offer rare insight into early human evolution.

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...

The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by ...

A fossil plant smaller than a fingernail, collected more than a century ago from a Scottish rock bed, is reshaping the story ...

Human fossils uncovered in a cave at the Thomas I quarry near Casablanca are offering fresh insight into a critical phase of ...

Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...

The earliest feathered dinosaurs may have evolved their bird-like features while still retaining lizard-like scales on other parts of their body. This theory is based on the discovery of a fossilized ...