Japanese researchers have found that the world's oceans during the Cretaceous period, 70 million to 100 million years ago, were dominated by squid,...

Scientists in Argentina have uncovered the fossil of a powerful prehistoric reptile that once dominated the floodplains of Patagonia. The discovery...

Scientists in Argentina have uncovered the fossil of a powerful prehistoric reptile that once dominated the floodplains of Patagonia. The discovery...

A shark fossil found in limestone quarries in northeastern Mexico is shining a light on the appearance of an ancient and largely unknown predator. In...

In 2015, paleontologists unearthed a new mosasaur species, Jormungander walhallaensi, in North Dakota. This 24-foot-long "sea dragon" lived 80 million...

A new genetic study has found that the first Americans carried DNA from Denisovans, an ancient human species that resided in Asia more than 30,000...

A new genetic study has found that the first Americans carried DNA from Denisovans, an ancient human species that resided in Asia more than 30,000...

Scientists discover the first Americans had Denisovan DNA through Neanderthal mixing. Credit: Fu et al. (2025) / CC BY 4.0 A new genetic study has...

Scientists discover the first Americans had Denisovan DNA through Neanderthal mixing. Credit: Fu et al. (2025) / CC BY 4.0 A new genetic study has...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who...