A small bone found 30 years ago at Dinosaur Cove in southeastern Australia could turn what we know about the evolution of echidnas and platypuses on its head.

New research on a skeleton of a gladiator that was found in York in 2004 shows the distinctive markings of lion's teeth.

Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...

A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat — the first physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire.

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

Archeologists in the UK and Ireland recently uncovered a rare find: the skeletal remains of a gladiator from Roman-era ...

A quiet dig in Romania unearthed more than ancient bones it cracked open our understanding of when and how humans first ...

A bone discovered at a work site near Hastings suspected of being human has now been confirmed as coming from an animal. Police were called to a work site in Twyford on March 27 after a ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Highways contractors repainting road markings have been left red-faced after "missing a bit" at the junction of a one-way street. Faded road ...

Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the surface of the bone, the V-shaped lines were clearly there on the fossil. There was no mistaking what they meant. She'd seen them before ...

Older women who stayed on a reduced-calorie Mediterranean diet, walked and did resistance training for three years improved their bone density ... Women in this group saw significantly stronger bones ...