Tag: prehistoric

December 5, 2025 at 4:55 pm

9,000 Year Old Droppings Confirms The Diet Of The Siberian Sled Dog, And It Contains Reindeer And Polar Bear

Sled dogs in snow

The sled dogs were less effective at their jobs, thanks to the unsuitable diet they consumed.

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August 9, 2025 at 12:55 pm

New Map Explains Exactly How Our Ancestors Embarked On A 2,000 Year Long Trip From Africa To Europe Hundreds Of Thousands Of Years Ago

New Map Explains Exactly How Our Ancestors Embarked On A 2,000 Year Long Trip From Africa To Europe Hundreds Of Thousands Of Years Ago

The new map shows the power of modelling history.

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June 19, 2025 at 9:48 am

Analysis Of Portuguese Fossil Proves Flowers Have Been Brightening Up Our Planet For Two Million Years Longer Than Previously Thought

A field of tulips

It’s heartening to know that the dinosaurs might have frolicked among the blooms.

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June 8, 2025 at 9:48 am

If You Think Using Animal Hide For Instruments Is Gross, Just Wait Until You Hear What These Ancient Instruments Found In Southern Texas Were Made From

A metal statue of a skeleton playing guitar

It’s unlikely many of us would be comfortable with the idea of our arm becoming a wind instrument.

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April 13, 2025 at 3:49 pm

Comprehensive Mammal Database Explains Why They Don’t Grow To The Size Of Dinosaurs

A toy dinosaur on tree bark

We’re not going to be confronted by an airplane-sized terrestrial mammal any time soon.

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April 6, 2025 at 3:49 pm

New Study Uses Prehistoric Palm Fossils To Show The Incredible Extent Of Biodiversity In Southeast Asian Rainforests

A road winding through rainforest in Malaysia

Vital conservation research like this will be crucial to the protection of our planet and its biodiversity.

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September 17, 2023 at 6:26 am

Some Experts Say When It Comes To Life On Earth, The Textbooks Have It Wrong

Source: YouTube/@TheEconomist

We’ll have to wait and see what peer reviews have to say.

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November 23, 2021 at 3:26 pm

These Tunnels Were Dug by Giant Ground Sloths that Lived 10,000 Years Ago

These Tunnels Were Dug by Giant Ground Sloths that Lived 10,000 Years Ago

Geologists in Brazil have discovered a series of incredible paleoburrows dug by Giant Ground Sloths

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