With continued excavation at Swartkrans, researchers hope to uncover more of SWT1/HR-2’s skeleton, which could further ...

The finding suggests that Liternum was not only a residential area but also a resting place for gladiators after their careers in the arena.

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The genetic makeup of the zonkey is fascinating at first glance. Equus africanus, or the common donkey, has 62 chromosomes ...

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Paleorex is back on Bored Panda with his detailed, science-based creatures, showing us how animals like big cats, birds, and reptiles might evolve in the future.In this article, we’re featuring even ...

One hundred years ago, a paper was published in the journal Nature that would radically shift our understandings of the origins of humanity. It described a fossil, found in a lime mine in Taung in ...

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A pair of Vegavis iaai, the earliest known modern bird at 69 million years ago, foraging for fish and other animals in the Late Cretaceous ocean off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Credit: ...

A mandible of Kenyapithecus africanus, with many of the teeth preserved, has been found at Kathwanga, Rusinga Island, Kenya. Previously the lower dentition of this species was unknown—except by ...