Read more about the article Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins
Picture shows skull and endocranial cast of DAN5, undated. The study made digital reconstructions of two fossils found in the Ethiopian site of Gona to carry out the analysis of their neurocranial shape and the variability of the first species of the genus Homo erectus. (CENIEH/Newsflash )

Cranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins

Experts have studied the skull of a 1.5 million-year-old human ancestor with one of the smallest cranial capacities and say that it was longer and rounder than those of modern…

Continue ReadingCranium Of 1.5m-Year-Old Human Ancestor Was Rounder And Longer, Say Boffins
Read more about the article Ray Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor
Image shows a palaeoreconstruction of the Solnhofen Archipelago 150 million years ago showing Protospinax annectans and the Jurassic ray Asterodermus platypterus, undated photo. Researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria, found out that the Jurassic shark was very developed. (Manuel Andreas Staggl/Newsflash)

Ray Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor

Evolutionary biologists have apparently solved the mystery of the missing link between modern-day sharks and rays. A new study of fossils dating back 150 million years of a Jurassic fish…

Continue ReadingRay Of Light On Jaws’ 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor
Read more about the article Small 225 Million-Year-Old Reptile Was Ancestor Of Flying Giants
An interpretation of what the Maehary bonapartei looked like, pictured in an undated photo illustration. The newly-unearthed 225 million-year-old reptile in Brazil gave rise to the biggest creatures that ever flew, according to new research. (Mrcio L. Castro,SWNS/Newsflash)

Small 225 Million-Year-Old Reptile Was Ancestor Of Flying Giants

A diminutive 225 million year old reptile unearthed in Brazil gave rise to the biggest creatures that ever flew, according to new research. The lizard-like species measured just 15 inches…

Continue ReadingSmall 225 Million-Year-Old Reptile Was Ancestor Of Flying Giants
Read more about the article Europe’s Oldest Human Named After Pink Floyd
Presentation of the remains of the first European human being found in Atapuerca archaeological site, Burgos, Spain, July 2022. It has been named as Pink Floyd, like the British band. (Fundacion Atapuerca/Newsflash)

Europe’s Oldest Human Named After Pink Floyd

  • Post author:

Spanish archaeologists have named the oldest hominid ever found in Europe ‘Pink’ after the legendary English rock band Pink Floyd. Remains of man's ancient ancestor - dating back 1.4 million…

Continue ReadingEurope’s Oldest Human Named After Pink Floyd
Read more about the article Britain’s Earliest People Lived On Canterbury Outskirts Up To 620,000 Years Ago, New Study Says
Artist reconstruction of Homo heidelbergensis making a flint hand axe. (Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Illustration by Gabriel Ugueto/Newsflash)

Britain’s Earliest People Lived On Canterbury Outskirts Up To 620,000 Years Ago, New Study Says

Some of Britain's earliest humans lived on the outskirts of Canterbury in Kent between 560,000 and 620,000 years ago, a groundbreaking new study has revealed. The study, which was led…

Continue ReadingBritain’s Earliest People Lived On Canterbury Outskirts Up To 620,000 Years Ago, New Study Says
Read more about the article Ancient Ancestor From Africas Cradle Of Humankind Is Missing-Link Species That Could Walk Upright And Climb Trees Like Ape
Australopithecus sediba silhouette showing the newly-found vertebrae along with other skeletal remains from the species. (CENIEH/Newsflash)

Ancient Ancestor From Africas Cradle Of Humankind Is Missing-Link Species That Could Walk Upright And Climb Trees Like Ape

An international team of scientists has confirmed that this ancient ancestor of humans from nearly two million years ago that was unearthed in Africa's Cradle of Humankind is a missing-link…

Continue ReadingAncient Ancestor From Africas Cradle Of Humankind Is Missing-Link Species That Could Walk Upright And Climb Trees Like Ape
Read more about the article New Dinosaur Species That Lived In Greenland Over 200 Million Years Ago Named Cold Bone
Living reconstruction of Issi saaneq, a newly discovered dinosaur that lived on Greenland 214 million years ago. (Victor Beccari/Newsflash)

New Dinosaur Species That Lived In Greenland Over 200 Million Years Ago Named Cold Bone

This 13-foot-long dinosaur whose fossilised remains were unearthed under the freezing ice sheets of Greenland has earned the name 'Cold bone' in tribute to the location's Inuit people. The dinosaur's…

Continue ReadingNew Dinosaur Species That Lived In Greenland Over 200 Million Years Ago Named Cold Bone
Read more about the article Mortal Remains Of Boris Johnsons Direct Ancestor Go On Display In Swiss Museum
Anna Catharina Bischoff as she may have looked in 1786, photo montage using scientific facial reconstruction (U. Wittwer-Ofen) and a contemporary portrait - J. Jakob. (H. Belakhal, Basel/Newsflash)

Mortal Remains Of Boris Johnsons Direct Ancestor Go On Display In Swiss Museum

The mortal remains of Boris Johnson's great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother have gone on display in a Swiss museum as part of an exhibition. The mummified remains of a woman were found by…

Continue ReadingMortal Remains Of Boris Johnsons Direct Ancestor Go On Display In Swiss Museum
Read more about the article 1942 Photo Of Soviet Soldier Handed To Family 79 Years Later Thanks To School Project
A photo from 1942 showing the commander of a machine-gun platoon Ivan Ivanovich Glukhov (front) was handed over to his family after 79 years thanks to a history teacher from Moscow, Russia

1942 Photo Of Soviet Soldier Handed To Family 79 Years Later Thanks To School Project

A Russian family have been reunited with a photograph taken 79 years ago of a hero ancestor who fought at several key battles for the Soviets in the Second World…

Continue Reading1942 Photo Of Soviet Soldier Handed To Family 79 Years Later Thanks To School Project

End of content

No more pages to load

Older Posts