Giant anacondas grew large early and kept that size for millions of years, surviving climate shifts and habitat changes ...

Historians have long debated the height of Ancient Greeks, imagining either towering heroes or smaller-than-modern people.

Snakes come in all sizes today, from tiny thread snakes no longer than a pencil to green anacondas that rival small cars in ...

An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.

Were there really 20-foot humans living in ancient America? Newspapers once said yes. Traveling shows displayed “giant skeletons.” Bigfoot researchers still claim massive footprints as evidence. But ...

Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

Ancient civilizations left behind enigmatic sites like the Plain of Jars, Nazca Lines, Paracas Candelabra, Yonaguni Submarine ...

Two different human species meet tens of thousands of years ago. Modern humans, fresh from Africa, encounter their stockier, cold-adapted cousins in what is now Europe. Did this initial meeting lead ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

From 1.8 billion to 800 million years ago, Earth was seemingly quite a boring place. Continents moved little, and life evolved excruciatingly slowly. Not much seemed to be going on, which is why ...

Scientists have unearthed a 12,000-year-old clay figurine from an ancient site in Israel that reveals pre-neolithic people engaged in early use of “pyrotechnology” before ancient humans organized into ...

Michael A. Little does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...