Fossils of 600-million-year-old "tiny humanoids" were discovered in Antarctica. A story perpetuated in some social media ...

Researchers identified Homo juluensis, a potential ancient human species, shedding light on Asia’s evolutionary history.

Every year the TIME photo department sits down to curate the strongest images that crossed our path over the previous 12 months. And every year, sitting with the images, we find ourselves mulling ...

Using innovative technology, researchers have analyzed the prints in detail, concluding that the footprints were made by two distinct species of hominins — our prehistoric relatives — at ...

On Libya’s Messak Settafet plateau, Cretaceous sandstone tells a dual story: modern oil field operations and remnants of ...

The almost perfectly preserved skull of a prehistoric bird could be a sort of “Rosetta Stone” for understanding the evolution of avian intelligence — a process that has been a mystery until now. The ...

While we take the stitching in our clothing for granted, it may be one of the developments that allowed early inhabitants of North America to spread north to colder latitudes thousands of years ...

A small group of ancient humans discovered in South Asia has the potential to change evolution as most people know it.

Breathtaking images, including a bright blue European roller bird annoying a bemused-looking owl, a badger checking out badger graffiti and a frightened baby cheetah cub waiting to be sold at ...

Would you look at that... Space can be a wondrous place, and we've got the pictures to prove it! Take a look at our favorite space pictures here, and if you're wondering what happened to today in ...

The study of these ancient footprints offers valuable insights into the behavior and movement patterns of our prehistoric ...