Now, the caves deemed by scientists to hold the key to understanding where humans came from, are open again to anyone visiting South Africa.The Sterkfontein Caves yielded numerous fossil discoveries ...

Scientists in Australia have uncovered some ancient secrets thanks to the discovery of a 15-million-year-old fossilised ...

Tory Lanez recovering from prison assault The Canadian rapper was attacked at the California prison where he’s serving a ...

Fired by a political animus and what constitutes good science, the “Naledi Wars” show no immediate sign of abating.

Fossil found in South Africa named Keurbos susanae after 25 yearsExceptionally preserved soft tissue from post-extinction ...

A peculiar spiny fossil, once thought to represent one of the earliest mollusks, has now been conclusively reclassified by ...

Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, but its direct ancestor came from Asia, crossing a land bridge connecting the continents more than 70 million years ago, according to a new study.

Palaeontologist Sarah Gabbott explains what’s so unusual about her discovery, which she named as part of the process of describing it scientifically. The fossil is about 50cm long and has 46 almost ...

Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, but its direct ancestor came from Asia, crossing a land bridge connecting the ...