Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids ...
Yet, beneath this serene English landscape lies a treasure trove of prehistoric secrets. Now, that treasure trove includes two extraordinary fossils whimsically named Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum.
Thawing ice has unveiled remains of a long-lost forest in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, indicating the profound changes that have influenced the area – and perhaps what might lie ahead ...
Scientists recently discovered dozens of 5,900-year-old whitebark pines beneath a melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains. This prehistoric forest thrived hundreds of feet above the modern timberline ...
What it tells us about the past: This small, clay tablet was likely a tool used to perform rituals at two prehistoric stone rings in northern Japan over three millennia ago. The holes were used ...
This is not because prehistoric humans did not produce art. There is ample evidence from around the world of prehistoric art dating to as far back as 50,000 years ago. This is why researchers for ...