8.7 million year-old fossil reveals a very different story of human evolution
In a major discovery that is poised to reshape our understanding of human evolution, scientists have discovered an ancient ape fossil.
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JJ Shavit
- Oct 6
Scientists finally discover the secrets of the Tully Monster
Millions of years ago, the world's oceans teemed with a marine animal reminiscent of a leech, slug, and cuttlefish crossbreed.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 2
Global first: Baby dinosaur found inside 70-million-year-old fossilized egg
In an astounding discovery, a fossilized dinosaur egg, dating back approximately 70 million years, has been uncovered in China.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 25
9-year-old boy finds ancient treasure buried in his grandmother's backyard
Jeremiah Longbrake, a sprightly 9-year-old boy, unearthed a piece of history that has since become the talk of the town.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 25
8.7 million year-old fossil discovery reveals a very different story of human origins
The discovery not only throws light on a previously unknown chapter of the primate lineage but also challenges long-held beliefs on humanity
JJ Shavit
- Aug 24
Researchers discover "primitive cousin" of T rex
In the vast, sandy plains outside Casablanca, Morocco, a significant discovery has been unearthed — fossils of ancient ancestors of T. rex
JJ Shavit
- Jun 15
Scientists discover a chunk of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide (12 km) space rock slams into Earth, setting off a series of events that ended the age of dinosaurs.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 14
Incredible cave reveals new secrets about our earliest human journeys
Between 86,000 and 68,000 years ago, modern humans passed by a cave in mainland Southeast Asia on their way through Asia.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 5
Tantalizing new theories on the origins of life in the universe
The origins of life in the universe remain a mystery, but the evidence collected to date suggests that life may have emerged naturally.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 3
Archaeologists discover the earliest evidence of brain surgery
People have practiced cranial trephination, a medical procedure that involves cutting a hole in the skull, for thousands of years.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 8
Gamechanging discovery rewrites history of life on Earth
Diverse microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago and challenges the conventional view of when life began.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 26
Breakthrough fossil study reveals the origin of living amphibians
The find also fills a gap of at least 87 million years in the known historical fossil record of the amphibian-like creature.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 17
Researchers discover where all modern mammals originated from
For almost 200 years it has been believed that the placental mammals, and the related marsupials, had originated in the northern hemisphere
JJ Shavit
- Dec 18, 2022
All modern mammals originated from Australia, researchers find
Australia, home to the most unusual animal species on the planet, can now lay claim to being the wellspring of modern mammal evolution.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 8, 2022
Groundbreaking scientific discovery rewrites the history of life on Earth
Diverse microbial life existed on Earth
3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study challenging the current view of when life began.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 27, 2022
Groundbreaking fossil discovery sheds light on the origins of lizards
A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the dinosaurs.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 27, 2022
Fossil discovery rewrites the history of life on Earth, researchers find
Diverse microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study challenging the view of when life began.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 27, 2022
Fossil discovery rewrites history of life on Earth, study finds
Findings suggest a variety of microbial life may have existed on primordial Earth, potentially 300 million years after the planet formed.
JD Shavit
- Aug 28, 2022
Researchers may have found the lost city of Natounia
The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan was one of the major regional centres of the Parthian Empire.
JD Shavit
- Aug 4, 2022
Mammals were not the first creatures on Earth to be warm-blooded
Karoo fossils provide “smoking gun” on clues to when warm-bloodedness evolved in pre-mammalian ancestors according to researchers.
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