A rare Homo habilis skeleton from Kenya reveals how early humans moved, climbed, and adapted more than two million years ago.

A groundbreaking study published in The Anatomical has challenged previous assumptions about human evolution.

A rhinoceros skeleton buried beneath Canada's High Arctic for 23 million years has emerged as the northernmost member of its family ever documented, fundamentally reshaping understanding of ancient ...

An international research team has unveiled a significant discovery in human paleontology: an exceptionally well-preserved ...

Scientists have found that the structure of chromosomes is supported by a kind of molecular skeleton, made of cohesin. Jan-Michael Peters and his team at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology ...

Analysis of a 3.3 million-year-old fossil skeleton reveals the most complete spinal column of any early human relative, including vertebrae, neck and rib cage. The findings, published this week in the ...

SANTA CRUZ — Officials from the Long Marine Lab and the Seymour Marine Discovery Center announced Tuesday that the metal supports holding up “Ms. Blue,” the iconic, 87-foot-long blue whale skeleton ...

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Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few surprises. Deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in the ...