Ancient Alignments
A stone circle in Egypt is the world's oldest astronomical observatory
Archaeology & Paleontology1358 articles archived since 1845
Flyin' Dinosaurs
A recent fossil find further strengthens the theory that birds are directly descended from dinosaurs
The Viking Longship
Long, narrow ships packed with warriors helped to make the Vikings the dominant power in Europe for three centuries, beginning in about A.D. 800
Shaking the Family Tree
A new fossil leaves former theories out on a limb
Dino-ROAR
A computer simulation gives voice to a long-extinct dinosaur
Life Goes for a Spin
A topsy-turvy earth may have triggered an evolutionary big bang
It's a Bird, It's a...Dinosaur?
Fossil finds heat up the debate over the origins of our feathered friends
Which Came First?
Feathered fossils fan debate over the bird-dinosaur link
Mary Leakey: Unearthing History
Editors' Note:
Mary Leakey, one of the world's most renowned hunters of early
human fossils, died in Nairobi on December 9, 1996, at the age
of 83. Crowning triumphs of her long career included such finds
as the 1972 discovery (with Louis, her husband and
collaborator) of 1.75-million-year-old remains from Homo habilis at Olduvai Gorge and the 1978
discovery of 3.6-million-year-old footprints at Laetoli, both in Tanzania...
Bugs In The Data?
The controversy over Martian life is just beginning
Score One for Punk Eek
The fitful evolution of bacteria supports a controversial theory
Rebuilding the Lost World
New insights, technologies and fossil finds transform our image of dinosaurs
Pelvic Bone in Museum Storage May Belong to English King
Researchers may have found the remains of King Alfred the Great in museum storage
