Two remarkably preserved whale skeletons uncovered on a Portuguese beach offer rare insight into early marine life, after storms stripped away layers of sand and exposed ancient remains

A fossilized reptile from an Oklahoma cave, 289 million years old, has revealed the earliest known example of thoracic breathing in amniotes

A genetic study has revealed that the oldest dog, lived amongst lived alongside hunter-gatherers in Neolithic Turkey

“This particular location is even more remarkable due to the age of the finds and the diversity of the fauna they represent, dating to the Pliocene epoch—about 4.2 to 3.2 million years ago,” said Professor Lazaridis.

The researchers have temporarily named it Homo affinis erectus, recognizing similarities with Homo erectus, an early human ancestor that emerged in Africa around 2 million years ago.