Megalodon: A supershark that swam in the oceans 2.6-million-years-ago could swallow killer whales whole
It was the biggest shark to have ever swum in our seas and the largest predator the world has known.
Evolution
Animal and human life may have first emerged in China – 518-million-year-old-rocks suggest
A recently published study was based on an analysis of rocks that are 518-million-years-old and contain the oldest collection of fossils that scientists currently have on record. According to the…
Ancient human-size sea lizard rewrites history of early armored marine reptiles
The newly discovered species, Prosaurosphargis yingzishanensis, grew to around 5 feet long and was covered in bony scales called osteoderms.
Oldest human ancestors may have evolved nine million years ago in Turkey
A new fossil ape from Turkey challenges existing theories about human origins and suggests that the ancestors of African apes and humans evolved in Europe.
40,000-year-old chamber of secrets discovered at Gorham’s Cave Complex
On the rocky shores of Gibraltar, archaeologists have discovered a new chamber in a cave system that was a hangout of some of Europe's last surviving Neanderthals.
Could this massive whale from 40 million years ago have been the world’s heaviest animal?
The blue whale may no longer be the heaviest animal to ever inhabit Earth; there is now another contender.
Did Neanderthals keep hunting trophies?
40,000-year-old animal bones have been found in the third level of Spain’s Cueva Des-Cubierta.
Tools that predate the first humans – a mysterious archaeological discovery
Approximately 3.3 million years ago someone began chipping away at a rock by the side of a river. Eventually, this chipping formed the rock into a tool, perhaps, used to prepare meat or crack nuts. And this technological feat occurred before humans even showed up on the evolutionary scene.
Early American humans used to hunt giant armadillos and live inside their shells
Glyptodons were large, armored mammals that grew to the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, and natives took shelter inside their gigantic shells.
300,000-year-old Schöningen spears reveal Prehistoric advanced woodworking
In a recently published study, it was revealed that a 300,000-year-old hunting weapon has demonstrated the impressive woodworking capabilities of early humans.
