Long before hikers worried about grizzlies on North American trails, an even more intimidating predator ruled the continent.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the first wave of a worldwide tsunami now known as the “Sixth Extinction” swept across the ...

This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.The first wave of the “Sixth Extinction” outlined in ...

"The site reveals evidence of stone and mammoth ivory tool production, food preparation, and human dispersals dating back to ...

I visit an unassuming gorge where a wealth of ice age fossils was once found, telling us about Britain’s megafauna – and Neanderthals ...

This week, we met with Ruby Collins, an entomologist based at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln Extension office in Red Willow County for our monthly "Coffee Talk." She is a remarkable professional, ...

Venture outside of Las Vegas to the state’s parks, where stunning scenery and intriguing history complement a range of ...

Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the world's oldest wooden tools, dating back 430,000 years, at the Marathousa 1 site ...

This is part 1 of a three-part series that traces the origins of the Anthropocene - the current geological epoch that speaks bluntly to humanity's impact on the environment - and the unfolding 'Sixth ...

Ancient giant kangaroos from the Pleistocene era may have been capable of hopping, just like their modern relatives—according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. The research, conducted by ...

Wood's perishability has long obscured early toolkits, with prior records like Germany's 300,000-year-old Schöningen spears ...