January 21, 2019 Prehistoric shark with 'spaceship-shaped teeth' discovered alongside the most famous Tyrannosaurus The remains of a prehistoric shark that lived during the age of dinosaurs 67 million years have been found, to the surprise of scientists and onlookers alike, according to a new study.
January 17, 2019 Ancient 150,000-year-old buffalo skull found in England A prehistoric 150,000-year-old skull that once belonged to an extinct giant buffalo has been found deep in the cold ground of an English quarry.
January 8, 2019 'Sea monster' skull reveals secrets more than 60 years after its discovery Scientists have used 3-D technology to unlock the secrets of a prehistoric marine reptile’s skull.
December 24, 2018 Brain of mysterious 'Little Foot' human relative was half-man, half-ape The brain of one of the oldest Australopithecus individuals ever found was a little bit ape-like and a little bit human.
December 21, 2018 Tennessee scientists unearth fossils of prehistoric pig-like creatures in stunning discovery In a thrilling discovery, scientists with East Tennessee State University (ETSU) have recently confirmed the prehistoric fossils found in an area known as the Gray Fossil Site belonged to two different species of ancient peccaries, a pig-like creature.
December 20, 2018 130-million-year-old insects trapped in amber right when they were born Researchers have uncovered insects trapped in amber from 130 million years ago. While this would ordinarily be an exciting find, the discovery has added impact as it has captured the exact moment in time the insects burst through their eggs.
December 15, 2018 New giant dinosaur discovered in Russia A new kind of giant dinosaur has been described in Russia. Dubbed Volgatitan, the herbivore belonged to a family of long-necked dinosaurs called sauropods. It weighed 17 tons and walked the earth 200 million to 65 million years ago.
December 14, 2018 Do you carry Neanderthal DNA? The shape of your skull may tell. The shape of your brain may say a lot about the Neanderthal in you.
December 13, 2018 Skeleton of ancient marsupial lion, ‘Tasmanian devil on steroids,’ reconstructed for first time For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the full skeleton of the predatory, prehistoric animal known as the “marsupial lion” that once roamed Australia thousands of years ago.
December 6, 2018 180-million-year-old 'sea monster' found with skin and blubber The fossil of a 180-million-year-old ichthyosaur from the Jurassic era has been discovered and it contains evidence of blubber and skin, making the creature more similar to modern-day dolphins than previously thought.