A new study gives scientists a fresh look at what life was like in the Las Vegas valley more than 12,000 years ago. Before ...

Hippos in Ice Age Germany? New research reveals that these warm-loving giants roamed central Europe far later than believed.

Hippos, today restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, survived in central Europe far longer than previously assumed. Analyses of ...

Imagine a time when massive woolly beasts roamed icy plains, giant predators stalked frozen forests, and some creatures were so bizarre they'd give today's wildlife a run for their money. The Ice Age ...

Researchers excavated the cave site in 2021 and 2022. During the 1990s, Norway experienced an increase in industrial mining projects. Many of these required workers to build extensive tunnel systems ...

Scientists found that different species of woolly mammoths were interbreeding, creating hybrid babies with traits from both ...

New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists examined ...

A new study examined how communities changed as people shifted from hunting to farming during the Holocene era.

The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna may be people’s fault after all, according to a recent study.

PITTSBURGH — A new temporary exhibit at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium takes visitors back in time to come face-to-face with incredible extinct animals. Ice Age: Frozen in Time runs from April 14 ...

A recent excavation in Texas yielded some "colossal creatures," according to local officials – and archaeologists are hopeful more will be uncovered soon. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ...