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Illustration of Haikouichthys, a notable Cambrian fish with fossilized evidence of a second pair of eyes Xiangtong Lei, Sihang Zhang Over 500 million years ago, the…
Ancient Human Jawbone Discovered in Morocco’s Man Cave Hamza Mehimdate, Casablanca Pre-History Program Approximately 550,000-year-old fossils discovered in North Africa potentially belong to a shared ancestor…
Romantic kisses may trace back to our evolutionary history ATHVisions/Getty Images Ancient beings like Neanderthals likely engaged in kissing, and our primate ancestors might have practiced…
Paleontologists from the Institute of Paleontology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Autonomous University of Barcelona have identified a new species within the genus…
A recent investigation conducted by paleoanthropologists from the United States and Canada has focused on the morphology of the hominid talus, a significant bone in the…
Model of Homo heidelbergensis, potentially a direct ancestor of Homo sapiens.WHPics / Alamy A timeline tracking genetic alterations spanning millions of years of human evolution indicates…
The pelvis is often described as the keystone for upright locomotion. Over millions of years, it has undergone significant transformations, enabling us to walk on two…
A group of paleontologists from Yale University and Stony Brook University made a significant discovery while studying dinosaur fossils, including two bird species found in the…
Paleontologists have identified three new fossil species. Sivulliusalmo Alaskensis was found in a purine cream formation in northern Alaska, USA. Chinook salmon (oncorhynchus tschawytscha). Image credit:…
Crocodylomorphs are surviving members of a 230 million-year-old lineage called Crocodylomorphs, a group that contains live crocodiles (i.e. crocodiles, alligators, garials). The crocodile ancestors continued with…
In a cave in northern Spain, researchers found fossilized face fragments of ancient human ancestors. The ruins, known as “Pink,” are estimated to be between 1.1…
Vegavis Iaai was an ancient relative of ducks and geese, but it dived for fish like graves and runes Mark Whitton The 69 million-year-old skull found…
Today, clothes are the means of self -expression and group identity, and we will not go without them. Photo of Martin Parr/Magnum Venus figurines are most…
Fragment of a humerus excavated at Mata Menge on the island of Flores, IndonesiaYosuke Kaifu 700,000 years ago, humans lived on an island in Indonesia. Homo…
Is it in the way we live, laugh, love? Or is it our aversion to clichés? Deep inside each of us, there must be something that…
WASHINGTON — Tails were once a feature of our ancient animal ancestors. Why did they disappear?Around 20 to 25 million years ago, during the split between…
In a cave beneath a medieval German castle, researchers have discovered a bone pit that is said to reveal the secrets of early humans. The remains,…