Critics have long disputed who was the very first punk rock band, with The Stooges, The Ramones and Rocket From The Tombs ...

A new book is exploring how stones act a window into Cumbria and northern England's prehistoric history. The new book, Defined by Stones, from chartered geologist Ian Jackson, delves into Cumbria and ...

A reconstruction of a Bronze Age coracle has been completed 50 years after the prehistoric boat was discovered buried in Fife ...

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

New research reveals that early humans changed Europe’s landscapes long before farming began, using fire and hunting to alter ecosystems.

For years, scientists thought Antarctica was the main source of meltwater that flooded the planet's oceans after the last ice age. But new research has flipped that story, and it has major ...

Scientists and niche-brewers have combined to make beer out of yeast that dates back almost to the time of the dinosaurs. And ...

Peterborough palaeontologists have made an extraordinary discovery not far from the city – a rare giant ammonite that swam in ...

The medical use of horseshoe crabs highlights the dilemma between human safety, environmental sustainability, and scientific ...

At the reception of his Vancouver office there is a large sign reading: “It’s all about people,” with the word “people” being ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

However, because infant specimens are extremely rare in the fossil record, scientists were until now unsure if these ...