This ancient child burial is the world's oldest, dating back 80,000 years
The burial site adds to the history of humankind's symbolic commemoration of the dead
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T. rex walked as slowly as a human, and may have used its tail as a suspension system
In prehistoric times, you could have strolled down the street and chatted with your friendly neighborhood T. rex without even breaking a sweat
Women hunters have a long history in the Americas
New findings from a 9,000-year-old burial site in southern Peru drive this point home
Lactose tolerance spread through Europe faster than previously thought
A new study traces the prevalence of a lactose-tolerance mutation through genetic analysis of Bronze Age bones
This extinct reptile was a righty, research shows
Like toads and cats, Captorhinus aguti seems to prefer its right side when munching
Why did ancient cats begin hanging around humans?
New research suggests they had a taste for the rodents we attracted
Herbivore teeth deep in a South African cave give clues to what the climate was like thousands of years ago
Scientists used carbon and oxygen isotopes to reconstruct past rainfall patterns
A 66 million year old evolutionary experiment created sabre-toothed anchovies
Behold, the mystery of a singular hidden fang
Neanderthals braided their own string
A 40,000 year old cord made of plant fiber provides unprecedented insight into our extinct relatives
Did a mass extinction help dinosaurs dominate the Earth?
These fossil hunters want to solve the mystery
Out in the jungle, looking for a cave? Machine learning and lasers can help
New techniques are helping field researchers locate hard-to-spot caves
Ancient dog bones tell us what was on the menu for both dogs and humans
What dogs ate can reveal clues about 12,000 year old lifestyles
Bertha Parker, the trailblazing first Indigenous North American archaeologist, taught herself how to excavate a site
What she found in a tiny crevice in Gypsum Cave rewrote the history of humans in North America
"Skeleton Keys" reveals the secrets hidden inside your bones
Brian Switek's book breathes new life into our understanding of old bones