A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

Learn how environmental changes have humbled many of history’s most successful and dominant cultures.

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. There’s a new novel out by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize ...

Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.

During the Early Bronze Age, the Southern Levant's inability to support mass sheep herding left the region lagging behind ...

The Indus Valley script has baffled experts for over a century, its meaning lost to time. Now, the Indian government is ...

A recent study explores the ancient history of sheep domestication, offering new insights into their role in human migration and the evolution of societies.

Often referred to as “living fossils,” tuataras are extraordinary creatures that hold a remarkable position in the animal kingdom ... Tuataras are the last survivors of an ancient group of reptiles ...