Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

Scientists working in Ethiopia's Afar Region have made discoveries that rewrite our understanding of early human history. For ...

The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by ...

Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human ...

These fossils may be the best candidate for 'African populations lying near the root of this shared ancestry.' ...

A fossil plant smaller than a fingernail, collected more than a century ago from a Scottish rock bed, is reshaping the story ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

Ancient bones discovered in a cave in Casablanca, Morocco, could fill in some of the blanks about human evolution.

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

Human fossils uncovered in a cave at the Thomas I quarry near Casablanca are offering fresh insight into a critical phase of ...

Europe's missing dinosaurs mystery solved as new research shows horned dinosaurs lived on the continent but were ...

A study published in the Nature journal alters how the evolution of fish has been historically understood. Fossilized fish and other sea creatures have often been pivotal in new scientific discoveries ...