The wild-born West Indian manatee has lived in human care since 1957 and far outlived the species’ typical 30–40 year lifespan ...

A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...

Nyasasaurus parringtoni may take the crown as the oldest dinosaur fossil known to science. It lived during the Middle Triassic around 243 million years ago, and left behind remains that predate other ...

Archaeologists at the Lancashire have uncovered new details about the identity of an 11,000-year-old individual known as the “oldest northerner.” Human remains discovered in a cave in Cumbria have now ...

Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last ...

Spiders are amazing creatures known for many things, but long life isn’t usually one of them. Of course, different spiders live for different lengths of time, but none of them are especially ...

The wrinkly rodent barely seems to age and appears almost impervious to cancer, heart disease, and mental decline. Can these astounding abilities be adapted for humans?

Archaeologists uncovered what they believe are the oldest wooden tools ever discovered — dating back hundreds of thousands of years, according to a new study. The tools were found in Greece's ...

New Mexico’s ancient sands reveal the oldest-known traces of early inhabitants.

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HISTORY AT THE #WinterOlympics. 🇺🇸👏 54-year-old curler Rich Ruohonen waited more than 30 YEARS to make his Olympic debut. With the USA's game out of reach, his team subbed him in, making him the ...