Researchers have discovered fossil human footprints embedded in an ancient lakebed that show humans inhabited North America ...

Bones of now extinct species became a haven for bee babies thousands of years ago, scientists report in a first-of-its-kind ...

Massive underground tunnels discovered across South America are not human-made. Scientists now believe extinct giant ground ...

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

Across North America, archaeologists are rewriting what I thought I knew about the continent’s past, uncovering sites that are older, more complex, and more surprising than the history books ever ...

The tracks indicate how many animals were traveling via the ancient coastline.

A new dome-headed dinosaur speices found in Montana, Brontotholus harmoni, reveals unexpected clues about their evolution.

From an ancient Egyptian hoax to a mysterious disappearances and Cold War history, here are 10 bizarre facts you probably ...

Flat-topped skulls have previously been unearthed in and around territory associated with the Mayans, who never established a ...

Detail of the pit marks in the shell of the fossil horseshoe crab (Euproops danae). Photos courtesy Gregory Lewbart (North ...

One of the most famous hominin fossils may not be as familiar as we thought. The specimen, affectionately dubbed "Little Foot ...

Huge tunnels under southern Brazil and northern Argentina were potentially made by giant, Ice Age sloths for refuge and rest ...