When two hikers set out to explore a relatively unknown side of Europe they returned with much more than they bargained for.

A new book highlights the beautiful work of Jay Matternes, an accomplished artist who drew everything from mammoths to early ...

In the mid-1990s, scientists identified an early human relative known ... The study authors now believe it belonged to the ...

About 99 million years ago, this horned "hell ant" was in the midst of devouring a prehistoric cockroach when it got stuck in ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, ...

The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years ...

Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, researchers have uncovered striking new evidence of ancient seafloor buried for millions of ...

Colossal Biosciences To be clear, there was not a prehistoric, or even historic woolly mouse. But, in order for the scientists to prove they were on the right track in the quickest possible time ...

In the mid-1990s, scientists identified an early human ... The study authors now believe it belonged to the same population of prehistoric humans. However, with only small parts of the face ...

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In this week's roundup of science news, Emily Kwong and Regina Barber talk about a newly discovered desert flower, tasting lemonade in virtual reality, and prehistoric bone tools used by early humans.