Yet just as assuredly as if your parents hadn't lived, you wouldn't exist if that putative ancestor hadn't lived. So, want to meet that very distant relative of yours? Here, we'll lead you back ...

However, a new study published Wednesday (April 24) in the journal PLOS One shows that the teeth more resembled a warthog's tusks ... relative — but not an ancestor — of modern Pacific ...

The only bear species in the Hammerschmiede—called Kretzoiarctos beatrix—is regarded as the oldest ancestor of the modern giant panda, since the form and composition of its teeth have ...

But the ancestors of these small, herbivorous creatures bore little resemblance to their modern counterparts. During the last ice age, a species of giant ground sloth lived in South America.

The beloved A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft is picking up a brand new "three-dimensional" surround-sound audio system too boost Warthog pilots' situational awareness By Jared Keller Posted on ...

Time and money are running out and the developer's diggers are wanting to move onto the site of a dig. Experience some of the realities of being an archaeologist by playing Hunt the Ancestor.

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The giant Pacific octopus grows bigger and lives longer than any other octopus species. The size record is held by a specimen that was 30 feet across and weighed more than 600 pounds. Averages are ...

The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...

The dolphins belonged to an archaic type named Atocetus, ancestors of the living La Plata ... as our common name for this giant shark. You might think that we palaeontologists make up scenes ...

Disgusting chores, mind-bending challenges and incredible feats of ingenuity await as Australian kids of today take on a day in the life of their ancestors. Will they have what it takes to be tougher?