Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.

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Homosexual behavior in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh ...

A small predator discovered in China quietly transformed the way scientists understand dinosaurs. Fossil evidence revealed ...

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Discover the largest saltwater crocodiles ever recorded. Would you believe that number one could have grown even bigger?

This video examines one of South America’s most unusual predators and the traits that set it apart from typical hunters. Its ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

A team of anthropologists recently examined a collection of fossil hominin jawbones, teeth, and vertebrae that belong to ...