Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back more than 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, scientists said in a study ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived long ago. But the oldest DNA obtained so far dates back ...

A set of ancient human fossils found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now sits on one of the tightest timelines in African ...

In a surprising twist, agarbage dump in Spain, has turned into a hotspot for ancient fossils. The Can Mata landfill, which collects trash from the Barcelona area, is giving paleontologists an ...

One hypothesis suggests the fossils may have been traded for use in ritual or medicinal practices, researchers said. Photo by Jens Lehmann. During an excavation on Morocco’s Mogador Island, ...

Far below the waves, where sunlight never reaches, a fragment of bone has forced scientists to redraw parts of the human family tree. An ancient jaw dredged from the seafloor between China and Taiwan, ...

Dredging operations off the coast of Java, Indonesia, unearthed a treasure trove of thousands of animal fossils, including those of a previously unknown Homo erectus population. A team of scientists ...

When the remains of prehistoric creatures were discovered in Europe and the United States, it opened up a vociferous debate on the nature of time and the purpose of science. A lithograph illustrating ...

The untold story behind Mike and Heather Trask's fossil discovery and 'the incredible importance of curiosity.' ...