About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

Scientists gather for a new series attempting to explain the dis-appearance of ancient civilisations. This first investigates the abrupt end of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, 4,200 years ago.

8000 years ago, a lush paradise, home to mammoth, deer, and hunter-gatherers connected Britain and mainland Europe - Doggerland. It was wiped out by a single devastating event, leaving it hidden ...

These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until ...

Their genetic makeup was shockingly different to what scientists usually expect to find among ancient humans travelling around Africa. Between 5,000 and 14,500 years ago, the desert area was lush ...

Tapir or Rhinoceros Ancestor (29 million years ago): Three-toed and rounded hoofprints are thought to have been made by a large herbivore, such as an ancient tapir or rhinoceros. “These tracks ...

Tapir or Rhinoceros Ancestor (29 million years ago): Three-toed and rounded hoofprints are thought to have been made by a large herbivore, such as an ancient tapir or rhinoceros. “These tracks offer a ...

Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight ... “This prehistoric behavior from 50 million years ago is still prevalent today in modern shorebirds,” Bennett ...