A fossilized jawbone discovered in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression has been identified as belonging to the robust hominin genus Paranthropus, marking the first time this distinct human relative has bee...
In a stunning twist to our understanding of evolutionary history, an international team of scientists has revealed that the earliest known vertebrates possessed not two, but four image-forming eyes...
A groundbreaking study published in Nature reports the discovery of approximately 773,000-year-old hominin fossils from the Thomas Quarry I site in Casablanca, Morocco. Designated ThI-GH, these rem...
A groundbreaking discovery in paleoanthropology has emerged with the identification of hand and foot fossils unequivocally linked to Paranthropus boisei, a hominin species once thought to be incapa...
A recently published study in Nature reports the discovery of a remarkably preserved Middle Jurassic fossil that blurs the early evolutionary line between lizards and snakes.The fossil, named Breug...
A team of international paleontologists has announced the discovery of Zavacephale rinpoche, the oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed pachycephalosaur dinosaur, found in Mongolia’s Ear...
01-28 / 2026Research Highlight - First Paranthropus Fossil Discovered in Ethiopia’s Afar Region, Revealing Early Hominin DiversityA fossilized jawbone discovered in Ethiopia’s Afar Depression has been identified as belonging to the robust hominin genus Paranthropus, marking the first time this distinct human relative has bee...
01-28 / 2026Research Highlight - Early Vertebrates Had Four EyesIn a stunning twist to our understanding of evolutionary history, an international team of scientists has revealed that the earliest known vertebrates possessed not two, but four image-forming eyes...
01-09 / 2026Research Highlight - Ancient Fossils in Morocco Reveal Deep African Roots of Our SpeciesA groundbreaking study published in Nature reports the discovery of approximately 773,000-year-old hominin fossils from the Thomas Quarry I site in Casablanca, Morocco. Designated ThI-GH, these rem...
10-20 / 2025Research Highlight - First known fossil hand of the hominin Paranthropus boiseiA groundbreaking discovery in paleoanthropology has emerged with the identification of hand and foot fossils unequivocally linked to Paranthropus boisei, a hominin species once thought to be incapa...
10-10 / 2025Research Highlight - Mosaic anatomy in an early fossil squamateA recently published study in Nature reports the discovery of a remarkably preserved Middle Jurassic fossil that blurs the early evolutionary line between lizards and snakes.The fossil, named Breug...
09-23 / 2025Research Highlight - Oldest Dome-Headed Dinosaur Discovered in MongoliaA team of international paleontologists has announced the discovery of Zavacephale rinpoche, the oldest and most complete fossil of a dome-headed pachycephalosaur dinosaur, found in Mongolia’s Ear...