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 ...

An international research team studying fossilized oyster shells has revealed substantial annual temperature variation in sea ...

Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers—and a harsh world where not ...

Oysters are a popular delicacy on the dining table, but they also serve as natural recorders of environmental changes.

Judges check oysters after being shucked during John Bil Oyster Shucking Competition at the 2022 Restaurants Canada Show in ...

Fossilization favors larger, protein-rich animals because they create oxygen-poor conditions that slow decay, helping explain ...

In terms of human lifespans, this is like having your prognosis of 50 years being cut down to less than a trillionth of a ...

Now that Wits University has taken over management of the Wits Sterkfontein Caves, they have been reopened to the public.

A recent groundbreaking study has radically altered our understanding of human evolution. Homo sapiens, traditionally thought ...

A newly discovered fossil shark, Pararhincodon torquis, reveals ancient insights into shark evolution, shedding light on its ...

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

A blue plaque will be installed at the former home of Louis Leakey in High Street, Foxton, Cambridgeshire. Dr Leakey ...