Scientists have been studying a new species of huge prehistoric crocodile that could have seen our early human ancestors as a ...

Meet Lucy's hunter, a massive, horned crocodile that likely terrorized early human ancestors in ancient Ethiopia.

Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency and ...

Scientists study physical evidence such as cave art, hand-crafted tools, and skull structures to infer cognitive and speech capabilities ...

Humans have contended with crocodiles for a really long time. The recent discovery of an ancient crocodilian species sporting ...

Researchers have identified the long-mysterious Toronto “subway deer” as a previously unknown extinct deer related to the ...

The reptile was named Crocodylus lucivenator, meaning “Lucy’s hunter.” The name references Lucy, one of the most famous early ...

A new study has revealed that Africa may not have been the birthplace of humans. In fact the study proves that Eurasia had ...

Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa ...

Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ...

More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head, ...