New Permian species, Yinshanosaurus angustus, found in China.

Paleontologist Andre LuJan had an assist from nature with his latest exciting fossil find. Heavy rains helped expose a nearly ...

Forget Atlantis. Without realizing it, vast numbers of tourists spend their holiday each year on the lost continent of Greater Adria,” declared Douwe van Hinsbergen, professor of global tectonics and ...

In a remarkable discovery beneath the rolling hills of central Kentucky, researchers have unearthed the fossilized remains of two previously unknown species of prehistoric sharks. These sharks, which ...

Ancient human figurines have been found. Cave of El Castillo, Spain. Some of the oldest known paintings in the world are in the Cave of the Castle, in Cantabria in the north of Spain.

New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines. Dubbed Homo luzonensis, the species is one of the most important finds that will be out in the coming years, one scientist predicts.

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