In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban—by passing off illegal elephant ivory as legal mammoth ivory. Since the two types look deceptively similar, law ...

A Texas paleontologist recently found a rare, nearly complete skull of an ancient amphibian.

For years the Denisovans lived only in gene sequencers and imagination. Now, a massive skull nicknamed Dragon Man has handed them a recognizable profile. Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146 ...

Prior to this discovery, Denisovan fossils were limited and fragmentary, complicating our understanding of their morphology and evolutionary history. The Harbin fossil, previously proposed as a new ...

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing matter, methane fuels sea spiders’ diet, and more.

Science recap: This week’s discoveries include new clues from the fossil skull of a mysterious human species Hebei GEO University via CNN Newsource ...

Science recap: This week’s discoveries include new clues from the fossil skull of a mysterious human species By CNN Newsource Published June 21, 2025 9:00 AM ...

Two 325-million-year-old ctenacanth shark fossils discovered in Mammoth Cave shed light on ancient marine ecosystems.

Neanderthal fossils have been the subject of study for than a century, but scant details are known about our mysterious Denisovan cousins, and a skull fossil can reveal a great deal.