On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman’s dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains was something unexpected—a thick, heavy jawbone.

Did you know whales evolved from a land-based animal into an ocean-going mammal? To explore the evidence, we need to look at the desert, which may seem strange when discussing whales. The ocean once ...

More than 514 million years ago, long before dinosaurs roamed Earth, sponge-like creatures called archaeocyathids were ...

Great apes began to diverge from other primates about 25 million years ago, according to eastern African fossil records.

Scientists have discovered new markers that enable the identification of species from fossilized bone fragments, offering new insights into the extinction of mysterious megafauna. What happened to all ...

Indonesian researchers have discovered a fossil of an Elephas, or prehistoric elephant, estimated to be 500,000 years old.

For Wood, though, Hublin’s use of “early modern humans” makes sense. And regardless of precise labels, he says, the Jebel Irhoud fossils have their place in the tapestry of humankind.

Dwarf elephants likely lived into the Bronze Age Mycenaean era, influencing ancient Greek artifacts and culture.

Mastodon bones and teeth found in the Yukon were all older than 50,000 years old, while enduring farther south until about 10 ...

The issue is that surviving fossils are often too fragmented to identify the original species. And DNA, the genetic ...

The N.H.L.’s newest hockey team unveiled its official name and mascot: an extinct behemoth with fossils at the American ...