The Sahara Desert might look like an endless sea of sand, but it's hiding some of the most mind-blowing secrets under its surface! 🌵 Scientists have uncovered the bones of ancient whales—yes, ...

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans ...

Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil’s surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to ...

(Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and ... Artifacts found at the site include tools made of stone, wood and animal bones, pottery, woven baskets and carved figurines.

Other scientists have reported sites in Eurasia and northern Africa with either hominin fossils, stone tools or butchered animal bones from around this time. Our recently published research adds ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Briana Pobiner, Smithsonian Institution; Sabrina Curran, Ohio University, and ...