The fossilized remains of a 390 million year old forest, the oldest ever discovered, have been found in the cliffs near Butlin’s holiday camp, one of Britain’s best loved holiday camps.
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Early human migrations through once fertile Arabia
Research in the Rift Valley in southern Jordan provides insights into early human migrations.
Oldest plant eating long necked dinosaur species discovered in India
Discovery of plant eating long necked dinosaur suggests India may have been an important center of dinosaur evolution.
Genetic data show that the first humans survived in a group of only 1280 people
According to information, analyzed with a new technique, first humans were in danger of extinction 900,000 years ago. They survived in a group of only 1280 people.
A new ape fossil found at an 8.7 million year old site in Türkiye
A new fossil ape discovered at an 8.7 million year old site in Turkey is questioning long accepted beliefs about human origins.
Monkeys may have evolved upright stature in forested habitat for leaf, not fruit
We thought that apes developed an upright stature trunk to gather fruit in the forests, but it may have been to reach the leaves.
A skull discovered in China suggests a different kind of humans
A 300,000 year old skull has been found in China and reek features of both humans and more distantly related hominids.
Arrowhead at Bern History Museum found to be made from meteoritic iron
A team of geologists and historians has determined that an arrowhead on display at the Bern Historical Museum was made using meteoritic iron.
Paleontologists discover two new sabertooth cat species
Researchers have discovered two new sabertooth species by studying one of the biggest Pliocene fossil collections at Langebaanweg.
Earliest signs of modern humans unearthed in Southeast Asia
Two recent findings, indicate that modern humans may have arrived in mainland Southeast Asia far earlier than previously believed.