Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body’s health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a picture of the large molecules that are ...

Southern Africa is world renowned for its fossil record of creatures that lived in the very distant past, including dinosaurs. But, about 182 million years ago, a huge eruption of lava covered much of ...

After the asteroid smashed into Earth around 66 million years ago, it didn't take life that long to rebound, a new study ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an international research team. The famous “Little Foot” skeleton from South Africa has ...

A massive fossil measuring nearly seven feet long and more than three feet wide has been discovered near Covington, Kentucky, by an amateur fossil enthusiast. The find, believed to date back to the ...