Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

Since its discovery in 1993, the Altamura Man, dating back at least 130,000 years, has continued to captivate scientists and ...

One side of the plush features a skeleton while the other side features Gnatalie as the remarkable dinosaur may have looked millions of years ago (well, in fanciful toy form, of course). Discovered in ...

Scientists in Argentina have discovered excellently preserved fossil remains of the oldest-known tadpole, the larval stage of ...

Incredibly well preserved dinosaurs at China fossil site were thought to have been buried in huge volcanic eruptions, similar to the Mount Vesuvius that covered the city of Pompeii 2,000 years ago.

Both scientific ‘red herrings’ and flaws in human logic led to inaccurate ‘Pompeii effect’ hypothesis.

The real scare however awaited at the end of the haunted halls, where a chainsaw-wielding clown chased unsuspecting ...

In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover a variety of Animals that Start with X. From the exotic to the everyday, you'll ...

A FLESH-EATING bird has been uncovered after nearly 12 million years in a Colombian desert. Scientists revealed this extinct “Terror Bird” was the largest of its kind but explained which ...

One of the earliest depictions of a fossil prompted a joke — or perhaps a misunderstanding — which coloured the view of ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole, dating back approximately 161 million years to the Middle Jurassic period.