Jawbone fragments and teeth from a previously unknown species hint that the evolution of modern apes occurred in what's now ...

The groundwater flowing through the subterranean cave systems of central Texas are vital for both farming and daily life.

Some of the most ancient fossils collected to date were traced back to the Ediacaran period. This is the time interval ranging from around 635 to 541 million years ago, shortly before the time when ...

The fossils were found in a cave with an underwater stream, where they were simply picked up from the streambed.

A fossil from Egypt hints we’ve been searching for humanity’s ape ancestors in the wrong place. Researchers say a newly ...

A fossil discovery from Alabama reveals a rare and dramatic glimpse into the dangers of Cretaceous oceans, where even top predators were vulnerable.

Scientists at Curtin University have solved a long-standing mystery about how some of the world's best-preserved fossils ...

A fossil found in northern Egypt from a new species, Masripithecus moghraensis, is changing long held ideas about ape and human origins.

Divers wading through a flooded cave in central Texas have recovered a striking collection of Ice Age fossils, including ...

The ancestor of apes was long thought to come from East Africa, but newly discovered fossils in Egypt may prompt a rethink.