Archaeological discoveries of ancient animal burials are rewriting what scientists know about grief in the animal kingdom, showing that mourning and emotional bonds existed far earlier than once ...

Prehistoric animals once roamed — and ruled — planet Earth. Some of them, like the giant sloth or the woolly rhino, were generally gentle. Others, like the saber-toothed tiger and the dire ...

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

Those animals went extinct millions of years ago. However, plenty of prehistoric animals still walk among us today, if you know where to look. These animals have remained relatively unchanged for ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that ...

Hundreds of animals met their deaths in its depths, and their remains were eventually entombed in sediment. In 2022, two hobbyist fossil hunters diving in the Steinhatchee River stumbled upon this ...

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The oldest collection of mass-produced prehistoric bone tools reveal that human ancestors were likely capable of more advanced abstract reasoning one million years earlier than thought, finds a new ...

All linked stories were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote ...

The bones belonged to a new species of titanosaur, a long-necked and herbivorous dinosaur considered a “gentle giant,” ...

The discovery highlights the importance of luck in scientific exploration and adds to our understanding of prehistoric life on the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. | Published Feb. 20 | Read More | A ...