Jul 28 2011
Prehistoric Dog Domestication Derailed by Ice Age
Some dogs were domesticated by 33,000 or more years ago, but the Ice Age disrupted the process.
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May 16 2011
Are Humans Reshaping Earth?
For the first time in Earth's history, a single species has not only radically changed the planet, it is now aware of having done so.
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Feb 17 2011
Skull Caps Used as Ice Age Cups
An English cave serves up the oldest known vessels made from human skulls.
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Feb 01 2011
World’s Largest Known Bear Identified
This giant was larger than the average bear, easily dwarfing the polar bear, the largest species living today.
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Jan 17 2011
Could Cloning Tech Resurrect the Mammoth?
The long-extinct pachyderm could be back to life in five years time.
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Dec 13 2010
Prehistoric People Ate Each Other, Bones Show
A new method of identifying human gnaw marks on bones suggest early humans got nutrition from each other's flesh.
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Jun 21 2010
Oldest Baby Mammoth Headed to Paris
The prehistoric monster will be analyzed, treated for germs and eventually placed on display.
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May 03 2010
Woolly Mammoth Blood Revived Through Bacteria
Bacteria reprogrammed with 43,000-year-old mammoth DNA reveal clues to how the extinct mammals survived extreme cold.
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Mar 31 2010
Why Early Earth Didn’t Freeze
A new theory emerges to explain how early Earth was able to host liquid oceans despite a weak sun.
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Mar 31 2010
How Did the Mammoths Go Extinct?
One of the potential culprits has been ruled out, but the debate rages over what killed off the last mammoths.
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