Using LiDAR technology, researchers located a new Maya site in northern Guatemala. There, causeways connect multiple settlements dated from roughly 1000 BC to 150 AD.
Telltale marks on a bone from an early human’s leg could be the earliest evidence of cannibalism.
The Ishango Bone is one of the oldest known objects that may contain logical or mathematical carvings.
The 168 new geoglyphs represent humans, camelids, birds, orcas, felines and snakes.
The remarkably well-preserved bison was first discovered by gold miners in 1979 and handed over to scientists as a rare find, being the only known example of a Pleistocene bison reclaimed from the permafrost. That said, it didn’t stop gastronomically curious researchers from whipping up a batch of Pleistocene-era bison neck stew.
A recent study found that many of the fossils from Germany's Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, which was long thought to be the source of the shine. Instead, the golden hue is from a mix of minerals that hints at the conditions in which the fossils formed.
Gold miners unearthed a mangled lump of mummified flesh, which upon further inspection turned out to be a balled-up Arctic ground squirrel.
The Tully Monster, a prehistoric creature that has long puzzled scientists and marine enthusiasts alike.
The specimen provides the first unequivocal evidence of immature feathers in the Mesozoic fossil record.
The ancient predator, which scientists have named Venetorapter gassenae, also had a large beak and likely used its claws for climbing trees and picking prey apart.