Humanity’s ancient ancestor has been unearthed in the Moroccan desert. Over the past century, we have developed our collective set of knowledge as to how we as humans evolved from our ancient ...

As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...

When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the piece of history? It’s not as simple as you may think. To discover more about jaw-dropping finds–like the ...

New Jersey is a hotspot for ancient fossils. With just a sifter, a trowel, and a sense of curiosity, you can come face-to-face with New Jersey’s prehistoric past. Dr. Dana Ehret, curator of natural ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Southern Minnesota Museum of Natural History features fossils that range from 7,000 to 7 million years-old. When Jim Pollard ...