About 400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered a prehistoric site in South America where hunter-gatherers butchered a now-extinct elephant relative more than 12,000 years ago. A study, published in the open-access ...

Evidence indicates that early humans may have harnessed fire as far back as 1.8 million years ago — likely to keep predators at bay and to smoke meat in order to preserve it. Offering a rare glimpse ...

A new study has uncovered the likely cause behind the mysterious disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Researchers have concluded that ...

Using next-generation instruments and groundbreaking DNA-reading techniques, scientists have uncovered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a prehistoric species of ele ...

Two brothers spotted a strange bone while fossil hunting in Erding and discovered the remains of two prehistoric elephants, a museum said and photos show. Photo from Urzeitmuseum – Sammlung Kapustin A ...

Based on fossil finds, archaeologists are now piecing together how ancient humans thrived in a land dominated by dangerous large animals. A study published in the journal Science Advances has unveiled ...

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A wide variety of the exotic animals evolved on Earth over the past 60 million years Riley Black - Science Correspondent The tusks of ancient elephants came in a variety of shapes and sizes.