Archaeology Finds

Comb jelly embryos reveal embryonic signaling center shared across early animal evolution

700-million-year-old embryonic 'organizer' found in comb jellies, reshaping animal evolution theory.

Cockroach genomes are packed with DNA transferred by their endosymbiont bacterial partners

Cockroach genomes contain over 40,000 bacterial DNA inserts—10x more than any other animal.

Skin and color pattern of 125-million-year-old crocodile revealed by extraordinary fossil from the Pyrenees

125-million-year-old crocodile fossil reveals skin and color details under UV light.

Baby fossils reveal link between human and Neanderthal development

50,000-year-old baby fossils reveal Neanderthals grew like modern humans.

Ancient amber fossil captures mites marching in line

100 mites found in 100-million-year-old amber marching in perfect formation.

Bumblebee goby species discovered on China's Hengqin island is one of the smallest fishes in the world

New fish species is just 9 mm long—among the smallest in the world.

Frozen Greenland middens preserve 4,500 years of farms, seal hunts and toilets

4,500-year-old frozen trash reveals 1,207 bacterial species in Greenland.

Cotton's roots traced to Yucatan Peninsula, where wild gene pool runs deepest

40 years of research and hundreds of genomes reveal cotton’s origin in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Why one famous predator shrank two ways: Fossils reveal distinct growth strategies in early Permian Dimetrodon

Two tiny Dimetrodon species grew small in totally different ways—one fast, one slow.

Dan David Prize awards 9 scholars $300,000 each for research on the human past

9 scholars win $300,000 each for groundbreaking research on the human past

Deep magma oceans may have locked ferric iron into majorite on Earth and Mars

Majorite mineral formed with abundant Fe3+ at 18 GPa and 2150°C, reshaping views of early Earth and

One of the world's most important plate boundaries is older than previously thought

Aleutian subduction began 56 million years ago—10M years earlier than thought.

2,700-year-old standing stone may provide fresh evidence for King Hezekiah's religious reforms

750-kg standing stone from 2,700 years ago reveals clues to King Hezekiah's religious reforms.

Radiocarbon dating confirms 10,000 years of continuous human occupation in the Pyrenees

10,000 years of continuous human presence confirmed in the Pyrenees.

What early modern literature can teach us about neurodivergence

Neurodivergence isn't new—historical figures like Hannah Allen in 1683 described experiences that mi

Thermochemical mantle plume identified as the likely origin of Earth's largest oceanic plateau

135–200°C thermochemical plume with 13% pyroxenite formed Earth's largest oceanic plateau.

Predators on the move may link the evolution of species thousands of kilometers apart

Migratory predators may link evolution across 10,000 km, study finds.

6-Year-old Finds Ancient Viking Sword on School Field Trip, Buried for 1,300 Years

6-year-old finds 1,300-year-old Viking sword on school trip in Norway.

Genetic analyses reveal the taxonomic identity and glacial relict history of Betula costata trees in Japan

13 hidden tree populations uncovered in Japan using genetic detective work.

A handful of teeth may rewrite the story of marsupial evolution

3 new marsupial species found in 18-million-year-old fossils could rewrite evolution history.