Neanderthals: More advanced than thought?

LONDON, June 26 (UPI) -- British archaeologists have found evidence that suggests Northern Europe's last Neanderthals might have been more advanced than thought.

VIDEO: Ancient Sandals, Spears Returned

Nomadic cave people's 800-year-old fiber footwear, weapons, and other artifacts have been returned to Mexico after being seized in the U.S. and Canada.

Archaeology - Hidden City Provides Fascinating Insight into the Structures of Hellenistic Settlements

The discovery of an ancient city buried beneath the sands of modern-day Syria has provided evidence for a Hellenistic settlement that existed for more than six centuries extending into the...

How Darwin won the evolution race

It's 150 years since Darwin made one of the the most significant breakthroughs in scientific history - the theory of natural selection. Robin McKie tells the extraordinary story behind The...

Dinosaur Fossils Discovered in Utah

An excavation revealed at least four plant-eating dinosaurs and two carnivorous ones that date to the late Jurassic period, state officials announced.

Sturdy survivor of Stonehenge jape surfaces after 40 years

Wooden stick man named Bruce takes part in memorabilia exhibition at the stone circle

Danish team find settlement ruins in Qatar

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 20 (UPI) -- A prehistoric settlement in what is now Qatar could bear out different theories emigration patterns from Africa, Danish archaeologists said.

Bison remains discovered in N.W.T. prehistoric: paleontologist

Scientists have confirmed the remains of a prehistoric bison found near Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T., in September are nearly 12,000 years old.

Hunting for a Mammoth in the Yukon [Slide Show] [News]

This week, SciAm frequent contributor Charles Q. Choi spends his days in the Yukon on an expedition with researchers from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City....

Lavas From Hawaiian Volcano Contain Fingerprint Of Planetary Formation

Hikers visiting the Kilauea Iki crater in Hawaii today walk along a mostly flat surface of sparsely vegetated basalt. It looks like parking lot asphalt, but in November and December...

Ancient Christian "Holy Wine" Factory Found in Egypt

Wine presses found near sacred Mount Sinai were likely part of the area's earliest winery and probably produced holy wine for export, archaeologists say.

Ancient Fort Opens New Chapter In First Nations' History

A fortified village that pre-dates European arrival in Western Canada and is the only one of its kind discovered on the Canadian plains is yielding intriguing evidence of an unknown...

Worm-like Marine Animal Providing Fresh Clues About Human Evolution

Research on the genome of a marine creature is shedding new light on a key area of the tree of life. Because amphioxus is evolving slowly -- its body plan...

Dinosaur fossils might be new species

EDMONTON, Alberta, June 18 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say a partial dinosaur skeleton unearthed in 1971 from a remote British Columbia site might represent a new species.

Great Apes Think Ahead: Conclusive Evidence Of Advanced Planning Capacities

Apes can plan for their future needs just as we humans can -- by using self-control and imagining future events. Swedish researchers are the first to provide conclusive evidence of...

Web Site Following Archaeologists to the Bottom of Mut Temple's Sacred Lake

You can follow along online as Egyptologist Betsy Bryan and her team of graduate students, artists, conservators and photographers expand their investigation of Luxor's Mut Temple this summer, turning their...

"Amazing" Dinosaur Trove Discovered in Utah

Two meat-eating dinosaurs, a probable Stegosaurus, and four sauropods quickly emerged at a dig that has found a "logjam" of fossils.

Zircons can help determine a rock's age

MADISON, Wis., June 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists studying minerals called zircons say a harsh climate might have scoured or even destroyed the surface of the Earth's earliest...

Dig reveals vibrant trade for 18th-century Acadians

A dig in the P.E.I. National Park at Greenwich is showing Acadians who farmed the area in the 18th century were successful enough to be trading and bringing in goods...

Eight great extinct species

The Caribbean monk seal this month joined a growing list of species that have gone the way of the dodo bird and the dinosaurs, which vanished about 65 million years...

Rare dinosaur mummy's arm and tail unveiled

Parts of a rare mummified dinosaur that has attracted worldwide interest went on display in North Dakota's state museum.

Trio of 'super-Earths' discovered

Astronomers identify a trio of so-called "super-Earths" - rocky worlds slightly larger than our planet.

Novel evolutionary tools for studying human populations using the X chromosome

Research in the Department of Genetics at University of Leicester is well-known for its human population studies with the Y chromosome, including the relationship between the male surname and the...

Modern Argonauts set sail

Ebb and Flow of the Sea Drives World's Big Extinction Events

If you are curious about Earth's periodic mass extinction events such as the sudden demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, you might consider crashing asteroids and sky-darkening super...

Uncovering The Truth Behind The Largest Marsupial To Walk The Earth

Researchers is uncovering the truth behind the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth -- the 2.5 tonne wombat-like Diprotodon. Standing 1.8 meters tall and reaching up to 3.5 meters...

Leicestershire Burial Mounds Reveal Ancestral Insights

Researchers have recently completed work on the results of three closely related Bronze Age round barrows excavated at Cossington, Leicestershire. Their excavations revealed a variety of burial practices from Bronze...

Australian Dinosaur Found To Have South American Heritage

Australia's links to South America have just gotten a bit closer, but not due to economic forces, rather fossil forces. Palaeontologists working in Australia identified a fossil that had previously...