prehistory

Megalodon — a giant predatory shark that has inspired numerous documentaries, books, and blockbuster movies — likely went …

Scientists have sequenced 15 ancient DNA genomes spanning from Alaska to Patagonia and were able to track the …

Hundreds of hikers each day pass by the fallen boulder along the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon …

Tulane University researchers, documenting the discovery of dozens of ancient lowland maya civilization cities in northern Guatemala through …

Millennia ago, ancient farmers cleared land to plant wheat and maize, potatoes and squash. They flooded fields to …

Recently, scientists from China and the UK reported two Middle-Late Triassic entomofaunas, providing not only the earliest records …

Researchers who’ve analyzed ancient mitochondrial (mt) DNA isolated from a 22,000-year-old panda found in Cizhutuo Cave in the …

About 700 million years ago, the Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as …

Researchers have pieced together the three-dimensional skull of an iconic toothed bird that represents a pivotal moment in …

New archaeological evidence shows that humans lived in the Philippines 709,000 years ago — hundreds of thousands of …