Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and ...

A 14.6-million-year-old fossilized Leioproctus bee has been discovered, calling into question current theories about ...

Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK), said: “Our competition goes from strength to strength, with this ...

For the first time, we have a method for extracting proteins from preserved soft tissues like brains – which could be a ...

Paleontologists discovered the oldest ant species on the planet, 113 million years old and with scythe-shaped jaws.

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

The discovery of a 43,000-year-old fingerprint in Spain is challenging the idea that Neanderthals were not capable of ...