Prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations in Europe experienced significant demographic shifts at the end of the last Ice Age, particularly during the Final Paleolithic (14,000-11,600 years ago).

Green algae blooms swirling around the Baltic Sea. Credit: European Space Agency / CC BY-SA 2.0 Scientists have revived prehistoric algae that lay dormant for nearly 7,000 years at the bottom of the ...

This is a reconstruction of the prehistoric mammal Spinolestes in the Cretaceous-period Las Hoyas wetland. This image is not associated with the current study but demonstrates a dark-furred mammal ...

Researchers have found that a prehistoric burial site called Flagstones is one of the earliest known large circular enclosures in Britain. Located in Dorset, Flagstones dates to around 3200 B.C.E ...

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The Grotte de Cussac in southwestern France, discovered in 2000, contains over 1,000 prehistoric carvings of animals and stylized feminine forms, dating back 26,000 to 35,000 years.

Photo Credit: Luke Parish Dragonflies hover like living jewels, their iridescent wings catching sunlight as they patrol for mosquitoes. Yes, there are alligators in the area, though sightings are ...

The world's largest-ever scorpion wasn't tiny. It was bigger than humans and at one point in time, you could find it roaming ...

Natural Falls State Park in Colcord, Oklahoma is exactly that kind of revelation. Nestled in the northeastern corner of the ...

While preparing to build a power substation next to a Utah residential subdivision, a prehistoric field of dinosaur and other fossils was discovered. Now hundreds of volunteers are helping excavate ...

There’s something fascinating about prehistoric times, and it gets even more intriguing when you bring those ancient matters into our own world. Many movies deal with prehistory one way or ...