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The Red Sea, often revered for its historical and ecological importance, has undergone transformations that could easily rival the most extreme events in Earth’s history. A study published by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has uncovered startling details about an ancient environmental catastrophe that occurred over six million years ago. Through the use of advanced …

The fossilized skeleton of a Jurassic reptile that appears to be part lizard, part snake, has been unearthed on Scotland’s Isle of Skye. This mysterious lizard had hooked, snake-like teeth for hunting down prey 167 million years ago, a new study has found. The newly discovered species is named Breugnathair elgolensis, which means “false snake of Elgol,” honoring the creature’s …

A fossilized skull unearthed in central China over 30 years ago has upended long-standing theories about early human evolution, according to a peer-reviewed study published in Science on September 25. The cranium, dubbed Yunxian 2, was first discovered in 1990 in Hubei province, but its distorted condition kept scientists from fully analyzing it—until now. Thanks to advanced 3D reconstruction techniques, …

A million-year-old skull discovered in China could rewrite the history of human evolution. A new analysis of the skull published in Science suggests that our species may have emerged half a million years earlier than we thought. If so, then that also means we co-existed with Neanderthals for far longer than previously believed. The skull appears to have belonged to …

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 findings, published Thursday, are based on a reconstruction of a crushed skull discovered in China in 1990 and have the potential to resolve the long-standing “Muddle in the Middle” of …

QUICK FACTS Name: Cairo Fossil Forest Location: Cairo, New York Coordinates: 42.320497982992606, -74.04507745235895 Why it’s incredible: The forest preserves some of the oldest trees in the world. The Cairo Fossil Forest is a unique collection of 385 million-year-old trees preserved in an abandoned quarry in upstate New York. The forest holds some of the oldest trees in the world, as …

An ancient skull, warped and damaged by the ravages of time and degradation, may have just altered our understanding of the history of modern humans. Using careful 3D scanning and digital reconstruction techniques, a team of researchers from China and the UK has rebuilt the damaged artifact, discovering exactly where it fits on the hominid family tree. It’s not the …

An ancient skull, warped and damaged by the ravages of time and degradation, may have just altered our understanding of the history of modern humans. Using careful 3D scanning and digital reconstruction techniques, a team of researchers from China and the UK has rebuilt the damaged artifact, discovering exactly where it fits on the hominid family tree. It’s not the …

Around 95 million years ago, small crocodile-like creatures with strange, sheathed teeth burrowed along the shores of the Western Interior Seaway in what is now southwest Montana, a new study suggests. The new research describes the first such creature ever discovered — a teenage croc nicknamed Elton that measured about 2 feet (60 centimeters) long from nose to tail tip. …

A sea creature found along the coasts of the U.S. and Britain may have the potential to unlock the secret to defeating aging. While many worry about their future State Pension, this small marine animal, the starlet sea anemone, could hold the key to dramatically extending human life. Research highlighted by Popular Mechanics has brought new attention to the regenerative …