Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

Advanced biomechanical modeling shows that early mammal ancestors likely used an eardrum to hear airborne sounds 250 million ...

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

In a part of Romania better known for myth than science, a dense collection of fossils has emerged as one of the most ...

While hiking with his father through Alberta’s Horseshoe Canyon, 12-year-oldNathan Hrushkin stumbled upon a fossil jutting ...

New study of 7-million-year-old fossils from Chad proves Sahelanthropus tchadensis walked upright while still climbing trees.

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an unexpectedly primitive appearance. While its braincase fits with classic ...

The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

In rural Prentiss County, on a triangle of land cornered between a stretch of U.S. 45 and Twenty Mile Creek, Joanna Byrd ...

A new study led by UCC paleontologists discovered that frogs have conserved their ecology in the last 45 million years. The research is published in the journal iScience.