Digging History November 30, 2018 Puppy finds woolly mammoth tooth in backyard Kirk Lacewell has lived in Langley, Wa. for approximately six years, part of that time with his dog, Scout. But when Scout began to dig into the backyard, it wasn't just any old rock he was uncovering — it was a woolly mammoth tooth.
Digging History October 18, 2018 Flesh-eating piranha-like fish's 150-million-year-old remains discovered in Germany A 150-million-year old Piranha-like fish has been discovered, capable of ripping the flesh off the bones of its prey, according to a new study.
Digging History September 21, 2018 'Holy Grail' fossil mystery cracked – 558 million-year-old fat reveals earliest known animal A previously unclassified creature that lived over 500 million years ago, considered the "Holy Grail of paleontology," has finally been identified, thanks to fossil fat.
Digging History September 13, 2018 Earliest human drawing discovered in South African cave The earliest known drawing made by a human has been found in a South African cave and it looks very similar to a hashtag, the grouping and search feature made popular by Twitter.
Digging History September 11, 2018 Why are there hundreds of ancient, mummified penguins in Antarctica? Hundreds of mummified penguins in Antarctica have been found, a sign that that the penguins died because of two extreme global warming events over the past 1,000 years, according to a new study.
Digging History September 10, 2018 Fishermen haul in monstrous skull and antlers of extinct Irish elk Fishermen in Northern Ireland pulled in the catch of a lifetime on Wednesday (Sept. 5), when they caught an enormous Irish elk skull that's estimated to be more than 10,500 years old. The impressive specimen is about 6 feet (1.8 meters) across and is almost fully intact.
Digging History August 29, 2018 Ancient 'alien' wasp laid eggs inside fly pupae, ate them from the inside out It sounds like something out of the "Alien" movie series, but wasps that lived during the age of dinosaurs laid eggs inside fly pupae, with the wasps eating the flies from the inside out.
Alabama August 22, 2018 Alabama police say briefcase containing fossils turned in, searching for owner A brown briefcase containing fossils and several other unlikely items was discovered in Alabama and police on Wednesday said they were searching for whoever the items belonged to.
Digging History August 13, 2018 Frozen woolly mammoth found in Siberia could be new species, researchers say Fossils found in Siberia of a tiny woolly mammoth could be an entirely new species, researchers say, with some dubbing it a "Golden mammoth."
Digging History July 19, 2018 Baby snake from the time of the dinosaurs found 'frozen' in amber A remarkable baby snake embryo has been discovered encased in 99-million-year-old amber.
Digging History July 6, 2018 Native dogs of the Americas were wiped out by European colonization Ancient dogs arrived in the Americas alongside humans more than 10,000 years ago but were later wiped out by European colonization, a new study suggests.
