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Findings suggest human ancestors spread across Asia earlier, faster and possibly more successfully than commonly believed

Neanderthals remained in southern Iberia far later than once thought, with evidence from Gorham's Cave placing their occupation between roughly 33,000 and 24,000 years before present. The cave, set into the eastern face of the Rock of Gibraltar, preserves a sequence of sediment layers that separate late Neanderthal activity from…

Scientists believe we’re seeing the largest loss of life since the dinosaurs – and it’s a risk to the global economy. Governments and companies need to work together on solutions

Dinosaur eggs sometimes hold surprises. In eastern China, two fossil eggs were found in red sandstone layers and later cut open for study. Instead of tiny bones inside, researchers saw hollow spaces lined with clear crystals. The discovery comes from the Upper Cretaceous Chishan Formation in the Qianshan Basin, Anhui…