Many people hold the view that evolution in humans has come to a halt. But while modern medicine and technologies have changed the environment in which evolution operates, many scientists are in ...

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study found. The ...

Learn how newly discovered vertebrae from a 6- to 8-meter shark pushes the origin of mega-predators back by 15 million years.

Recent discoveries of massive bones have prompted scientists to re-evaluate the established prehistoric timelines. These findings challenge previous assumptions about the existence and evolution of ...