Recently, a video showing peoplecollecting marine fossils from the summit of a mountain went viral, leaving many puzzled.

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

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

An African hominin population that existed very early in the Homo sapiens lineage is providing new insights into humanity's ...

Every year, we dig up the most amazing fossil discoveries and explore what they reveal about the ancient past. Here are the ...

Anyone who has ever flipped open a dinosaur book is likely familiar with pachycephalosaurs. These dome-headed dinos are often depicted ramming the tops of their bowling-ball-like skulls into predators ...

The 67 million-year-old fossils were found in Hell Creek Formation in Montana. Fossils paleontologists initially thought belonged to a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex actually belong to a new species of ...

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

A collection of jawbones and vertebrae from Casablanca reveals details about a possible ancestor of Homo sapiens, ...