Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found.

Researchers suggest that an earthquake spooked a mob of sea turtles gathered together in a prehistoric sea.

“Citizen paleontologists” can keep the fossils they uncover around Europe’s largest port. All the professionals ask is that those amateurs let them know.

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The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in place roughly 10,000 years ago, a new study suggests.

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.