In many ancient cultures, animals were viewed as messengers of the divine or direct manifestations of deities. Temples, being the most sacred centers of worship, naturally became spaces where animals ...

In the ancient past, when human communities were small and the only way to travel was by walking, what were the chances of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fossilized animal waste may have recycled nutrients and helped complex marine ecosystems flourish during the Cambrian Explosion.

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer lies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeological sheep bones unveiled at a Bronze Age site in the Eurasian steppe. Ancient animal bones are the key to understanding ...

Miners are digging up more than just gold in the Yukon, Canada's frigid northwestern territory bordering Alaska. They keep discovering ancient bones and mummified animals, including a perfectly frozen ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of Lausanne, published in Nature Communications, reveals that part of the answer lies ...

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. The discovery suggests that after the first animals emerged ...

Combining paleontology, biology, and robotics can help scientists model animals from the past, present, and feature. To recapture a key moment in evolution, when aquatic animals walked out of the ...

Ancient animal waste may have helped transform Earth’s oceans more than 500 million years ago. A new international study led by Flinders University argues that fossilized feces played a key role in ...

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