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A newly discovered prehistoric predator is reshaping the timeline of how Earth’s earliest apex hunters evolved.

A previously misidentified Triassic cynodont has been confirmed as a new species, revealing a surviving lineage of early ...

Scientists have uncovered a new species of rhinoceros in the Canadian High Arctic, revealing that rhinos once lived far ...

As the cave was over 100 kilometres from the coast when the pendant was made 15,000 years ago, it suggests that ancient ...

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In a study published in The Anatomical Record, researchers have identified a new species of large-bodied gorgonopsian from the middle Permian. The discovery pushed back the known origins of when these ...

New fossils suggest early apes originated in Africa, strengthening evidence that all modern apes trace their roots to the ...

New findings by Australian and Chinese researchers shed light on how aquatic creatures made the transition to land.

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Experts investigate the Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang county, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, in October 2025. Photos: ...

For the very first time, scientists from the University of St Andrews have captured footage of sperm whales using their heads to deliberately strike each other.