New ancient human species bones uncovered in the Philippines A recent discovery in the Philippines uncovered a previously unknown human species called Homo luzonensis, identified by 67,000 year old bones that were distinctly different from any currently known species.

July 15, 2020 by Mary Sabuda Read More

Scientists discover cockroach fossils from the dinosaur age Two new species of cave dwelling cockroaches have been discovered from a cave in Myanmar. They have been dated to be 99 million years old making them the oldest cave animals known to date.

June 17, 2020 by Joseph Ulbrich Read More

A new way to look for signs of ancient life on Earth and Mars Scientists have found that high concentrations of rare elements might be evidence of life near ancient hot springs.

June 5, 2020 by Andrea Corpolongo Read More

Scotty is the oldest and biggest T. rex ever found A tyranosaurus rex's unearthed fossils reveals a fairly complete set of bones including a hips, limbs, and a complete skull, allowing scientists to get better measurements than ever before.

April 14, 2019 by Matthew D'Ambrosio Read More

New understanding of an ancient man and his tools The remains of an incredibly well-preserved man and his toolbox taught scientists that specialized labor and trade have been around for thousands of years.

July 23, 2018 by Gina Misra Read More

A New Transitional Bird Fossil Has Been Found This bird skull Ichthyornis adds new dates for when key features of modern birds appeared

June 29, 2018 by Gina Misra Read More

Cave Bears Probably Did Eat Their Vegetables Isotope analysis indicates that the prehistoric cave bear diet was much more reliant on plants than previously thought

May 21, 2018 by Logan King Read More

Lasers and Fool’s Gold Give a Glimpse Into Our Ocean’s Past The amount of pyrite in the sea floor gives us an idea of how much oxygen was in the ocean millions of years ago.

January 30, 2018 by Daniel Gregory Read More

Salmonella Killed Aztecs in 16th Century Oaxaca, Mexico A possible cause of the 1545-1550 Aztec epidemic has been identified in the mass graves from the town of Teposcolula-Yucundaa

January 24, 2018 by Logan King Read More

Copper Content of Ancient Egyptian Ink May Help Us (Literally) Piece Together Egyptian History The copper responsible for creating the characteristic Egyptian-blue color is detected within ancient Egyptian inks, which may help reconnect brittle fragments of these priceless documents.

December 21, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More