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Sixty-two million years ago, a mother gave birth to a baby. Overcoming the shock of birth in a matter of minutes, the baby began to explore the world around it. The baby started to suckle from its mother, a natural instinct shared by all animals of its kind, the mammals.

Large parts of dinosaur’s exposed skeleton covered in fossilised skin, scientists say

Some of the oldest human remains in North America have been discovered in sinkhole caves.

A cave-diving archaeologist on Mexico's Caribbean coast says another prehistoric human skeleton has been found in a cave system that was flooded as seas rose 8,000 years ago

LUCKNOW: Moving a step further towards developing a Jurassic era theme park in the city, the Lucknow Development Authority has allocated Rs 5 crore for the project.

We found tracks from plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks and tails

The latest discovery provides more evidences that the mountainous south Caucasus area was likely one of the first human settlements outside Africa.

Few prehistoric creatures generate as much excitement and awe as dinosaurs. Whether it’s the “tyrant” T-Rex or a slim-necked Brachiosaurus, people are fascinated by these creatures that dominated landscapes all over the world - including across the African continent - hundreds of millions of years ago.

The 31,000-year-old skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study.

Did humans hunt and eat woolly mammoths or dinosaurs? – Jasmine, age 10, Central Coast NSW

When Columbus landed in 1492, the Americas had been settled for tens of thousands of years. He wasn’t the first person to discover the continent. Instead, his discovery was the last of many discoveries.