The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy
The international scientific community rebuffed this hypothesis. They were looking outside Africa for human origins and ...
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Paleontologists Discover Fossil of the Oldest Known Modern Bird—but It Raises More Questions Than It Answers
Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...
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A 1950s Military Dive Watch Resurfaces with Some Key Upgrades
Bulova has once again brought its 1950s prototype diver to life, but now with some marked improvements over the previous ...
This 12,500-year-old fossil found on Valentine’s Day 1961 got hearts pounding
The fossil discovered at Sea-Tac Airport is at the Burke Museum, and named for the man who first came across it. Nearly 60% ...
Fossil shark teeth are abundant and can date the past in a unique way
Sharks have ruled the Earth’s oceans for 400 million years. Recent research on fossil shark teeth has discovered an ...