The ancient nematode survived for 46,000 years in the permafrost by entering a state of cryptobiosis.
Increased ocean temperatures and stronger monsoons created more moisture. This moisture fed growing ice sheets.
The idea of 'men hunt and women gather' is totally wrong according to a new study.
An analysis of footprints by the prehistoric three-toed equid Hipparion sheds light on the evolution of horses, and especially their toes.
Through digitally recreating the muscles of an early human ancestor, research has shed new light on how humans evolved to walk upright.
The new evidence shows that humans attempted to expand several times before the last successful expansion.
Biases and sources of error make it difficult to determine the sex and gender of ancient remains.
Crassigyrinus would have likely been a feared predator in its day, as it would have behaved somewhat like a modern crocodile.
Early Neolithic groups from Anatolia spread and settled across Europe in the period from 10,000 to 5,000 years ago and became the first farmers.
Scientists discovered the oldest known Ichthyosaur remains. The paleontological find is changing how scientists see the emergence of the species as a whole.