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Early hominins scavenging a large mammal carcass in an Africa
7 NOV 2025 · 3 MIN

How Eating Carrion Drove Human Evolution and Survival

A new study challenges long-held assumptions about human evolution by repositioning carrion consumption as a fundamental survival strategy rather than a primitive behavior our ancestors abandoned. The research, published in the Journal…

Numerous dinosaur eggs have been found in Shiyan, China, but their age has been unknown until now.Credit: Dr. Bi Zhao
18 SEP 2025 · 3 MIN

Revolutionary Laser Method Reveals Age of Chinese Dinosaur Eggs for First Time

Fossil hunters struck gold in China’s Hubei Province, where ancient dinosaur eggs have finally revealed their true age through groundbreaking scientific techniques. For the first time in paleontological history, researchers have successfully…

Leopard tooth marks were found on this Homo habilis jawbone. Image credit: Vegara-Riquelme et al., Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2025)
17 SEP 2025 · 3 MIN

Early Humans Remained Prey to Leopards Longer Than Scientists Believed

Scientists have long believed that early humans conquered the food chain approximately 2 million years ago in East Africa. New evidence suggests this evolutionary milestone may have occurred much later than previously…

Fossil shark teeth of various shapes and sizes. By Luca Oddone. Source: CC BY-SA 3.0.
24 JUL 2025 · 5 MIN

Glossopetrae: From Tongue Stones to Shark Teeth

Imagine yourself stumbling upon a jagged triangular stone glinting in the Mediterranean sun, with its sharp edges hinting at a mysterious past. What you’ve just stumbled upon was once known as glossopetrae…