Shielded from development and agriculture, many archaeological sites have now become inadvertent safe harbours for plants and ...

Animals played a significant role in ancient Greek life, initially for practical use and gradually extending beyond that.

With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body plan older than dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab reveals how ancient ...

A groundbreaking new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions ...

Scientists found ancient bone chemistry that reveals animal health, diet, disease, and environments from millions of years ago.

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

Ever wonder how saber-toothed cats and other extinct creatures behaved? Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far ...

The oldest fossilized remains of complex animals appear suddenly in the fossil record, and as if from nowhere, in rocks that ...

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Neanderthals repeatedly deposited horned animal skulls in a Spanish cave over thousands of years, suggesting a culturally transmitted ritual ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient wolf remains on a small Baltic island where wolves could only have been brought by humans.

We often think of dinosaurs as some of the most terrifying creatures that have ever existed. But what if I told you that ...