Archaeology

Researchers made the discovery after noticing dinosaur footprints along the Isle of Skye's rocky coast—an area that was a lagoon during the Jurassic

The only thing more remarkable than the ascent of these amazing beasts is their downfall

Fluid dynamics sheds light the Tribrachidium's approach to mealtime 550 million years ago

14-face die made of animal tooth and 21 rectangular pieces were part of a game that has not been played in 1,500 years

DNA from Denisovans suggests they lived in Siberia for millennia and were more genetically diverse than Neandertals, but less diverse than modern humans

A new study provides substantial support for earlier claims of 520-million-year-old arthropod brain systems, raising interesting questions about the nature of brains, life and intelligence in the cosmos

Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould was influenced by Marx and Kuhn as well as by Darwin.

Some prominent South Africans associate Homo naledi with stereotypes of blacks promulgated during decades of whites-only rule

Researchers built a physical model of the tail of the late Jurassic dinosaur Apatosaurus and found that its tail tip could have moved at supersonic speed to produce a whip-crack sound

Chipmunk-sized critter with hedgehog-like spines lived 125 million years ago, leaving behind complete skeleton and soft tissues

"Stunning" find shows that Homo sapiens reached Asia around 100,000 years ago

Homo naledi’s hands and feet could reveal answers about a key shift in human evolution—the move from a life of climbing trees to one spent walking on the ground