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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2510274-early-humans-may-have-begun-butchering-elephants-1-8-million-years-ago/ Early humans may have begun butchering elephants 1.8 million years ago | New Scientist Jan 14, 2026 - A 1.78-million-year-old partial elephant skeleton found in Tanzania associated with stone tools may represent the oldest known evidence of butchery of the... 1 8 millionyears ago newearly humansmaybegun https://www.livescience.com/animals/penguins/fossil-of-huge-penguin-that-lived-3-million-years-ago-discovered-in-new-zealand-what-happened-to-it Fossil of huge penguin that lived 3 million years ago discovered in New Zealand — what happened to... Sep 25, 2025 - The newly-discovered penguin species went extinct when the ice age hit, but researchers don't think the cold was to blame for their demise. 3 million yearsago discoverednew zealandfossilhuge https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2020-11-18/ty-article/.premium/hand-axes-made-of-bone-indicate-spiritual-motive-archaeologist-posits/0000017f-e15b-d568-ad7f-f37b65c50000 Making Hand Axes of Bone Over a Million Years Ago Also Had Spiritual Motive, Archaeologist Posits -... Nov 18, 2020 - Whispers of Cosmological Meaning Can Be Discerned in the Way Early Humans Interacted With Prey, Argues Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Ran Barkai million years agomakinghandaxesbone https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/science/giant-octopus-cretaceous-study-scli-intl Giant octopus was a top predator 100 million years ago | CNN Apr 23, 2026 - Rare fossil finds show colossal octopuses were among the top ocean predators during the Cretaceous Period, according to a new study. 100 million yearsgiant octopuspredatoragocnn https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/news/22419/ Ancient squids dominated the ocean 100 million years ago – Hokkaido University A new fossil discovery technique reveals that squids originated and rapidly became abundant, dive... 100 million yearshokkaido universityancientsquidsdominated https://www.earth.com/news/how-fish-started-glowing-biofluorescence-over-100-million-years-ago/ Why fish started glowing around 100 million years ago - Earth.com Mar 5, 2026 - The research maps biofluorescence across 459 glowing fish species and shows just how varied the colors have become. 100 million yearsfishstartedglowingaround https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2020-07-13/ty-article/.premium/hand-axe-made-1-4-million-years-ago-was-oddly-sophisticated/0000017f-f2b7-d223-a97f-ffff53930000 Hand Axe Made 1.4 Million Years Ago Shows Unexpected Sophistication - Archaeology Jul 13, 2020 - The 3-D Symmetry and Sharpened Tip of the Rare Bone-based Artifact Shows Advances Only Observed in Sites Half a Million Years Later 1 4 millionyears agohandaxemade https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cicada-concert-47-million-years-ago The first cicada concert was 47 million years ago May 28, 2025 - A 47-million-year-old cicada fossil from Germany’s Messel Pit could teach us about the evolution of insect communication. million years agofirstcicadaconcert47 https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2025-05-18/ty-article/mystery-of-amber-layer-in-sea-floor-115-million-years-ago-is-solved/00000196-e33a-d0bf-adde-ef7f9a670000 Mystery of Amber Layer in Sea Floor 115 Million Years Ago Is Solved - Archaeology May 18, 2025 - Sedimentary Rock in a Hokkaido Quarry Originated in the Cretaceous Deep Sea. Amber Is Created by Trees on Land. It Has No Reason to Be at the Bottom of the Sea million years agosea floormysteryamberlayer https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2025/august/ancient-human-species-island-hopping-asia-over-a-million-years-ago.html An ancient human species was island hopping in Asia over a million years ago | Natural History... A human species arrived on the island of Sulawesi in southeast Asia more than 800,000 years earlier than previously known. million years agoancient humanisland hoppingnatural historyspecies https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/animals/how-a-jurassic-fish-choked-to-death-on-a-floating-squid-150-million-years-ago/articleshow/129823852.cms How a Jurassic fish choked to death on a ‘floating squid’ 150 million years ago | - The Times of... Mar 27, 2026 - Animals News: A rare ‘fatal consumption’ event from the Jurassic period has been uncovered, revealing a prehistoric predator that met a sudden, suffocating... million years agojurassic fishchokeddeath150 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mosquitoes-first-human-bite-years Mosquitoes began biting humans more than a million years ago Feb 26, 2026 - A DNA analysis suggests mosquitoes shifted from nonhuman primates to early humans nearly 2 million years ago. million years agomosquitoesbeganbitinghumans https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-02-25/Study-Land-plants-first-expanded-on-land-455-million-years-ago-1L3aHkufQDm/p.html Study: Land plants first expanded on land 455 million years ago - CGTN Feb 25, 2026 - Land plants began colonizing the continents and shaping Earth's surface environment much earlier than previously thought, a study led by Chinese scientists... million years agostudylandplantsfirst https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-fossil-preserves-a-crocodile-from-12-million-years-ago Incredible Fossil Preserves a Crocodile From 12 Million Years Ago : ScienceAlert Nov 29, 2024 - Paleontologists unveiled on Wednesday the fossil of a young marine crocodile dating back 10 to 12 million years that was discovered in a Peruvian desert. million years agoincrediblefossilpreservescrocodile https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/human-ancestors-butchered-and-ate-elephants-18-million-years-ago-helping-to-fuel-their-large-brains Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large... Apr 12, 2026 - Opinion: A professor of anthropology explores how early hominids ate prehistoric elephants to survive. 1 8 millionyears agohumanancestorsbutchered https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-strange-arachnid-trapped-in-amber-35-million-years-ago Scientists Discover a Strange Arachnid Trapped in Amber 35 Million Years Ago : ScienceAlert Harvestmen are some of the weirdest-looking arachnids to roam this Earth, and they've been doing so for millions of years. million years agoscientists discoverstrangearachnidtrapped https://theconversation.com/rocks-hold-clues-about-how-falling-sea-levels-caused-havoc-400-million-years-ago-105148 Rocks hold clues about how falling sea levels caused havoc 400 million years ago A record of sea-level change from 400 million years ago in South Africa, reveals how ecosystems and environments collapsed at the South Pole. 400 million yearshold cluessea levelscaused havocrocks https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/news/25804/ Giant octopuses may have ruled the oceans 100 million years ago – Hokkaido University Fossil evidence suggests that some of the earliest octopuses were enormous, powerful predators in... 100 million yearsgiant octopuseshokkaido universitymayruled https://greenwire.newsx.agency/marine-reptile-that-lived-170-million-years-ago-identified-as-oldest-known-mega-predatory-pliosaur/ Marine Reptile That Lived 170 Million Years Ago Identified As Oldest-Known Mega-Predatory Pliosaur Oct 24, 2023 - The fossils of a 170-million-year-old monster have been identified as the oldest-known mega-predatory reptile closely related to the famous long-necked... million years agomarine reptileoldest knownlived170 https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2026-02-11/ty-article/fossil-vomit-reveals-what-a-proto-reptile-ate-in-thuringia-300-million-years-ago/0000019c-4cc6-d7a9-afdf-cdff1c010000 Fossil Vomit Reveals What a Proto-reptile Ate in Germany 300 Million Years Ago - Archaeology Feb 11, 2026 - Predecessor of Dinosaurs Was an Opportunistic Feeder, and May Not Have Been as Dismayed by Throwing Up as We Are million years agofossilvomitrevealsproto https://mastodon.social/@badastro/114891722431886405 Phil Plait: "The Owl Galaxies collided 50 million years ago an…" - Mastodon The Owl Galaxies collided 50 million years ago and now look like, well, an owl. The aftermath of the collision, however, has sparked a debate on what was left... million years agophil plaitowlgalaxiescollided https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260228093512.htm Massive asteroid impact 6.3 million years ago left giant glass field in Brazil | ScienceDaily For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil — mysterious glassy fragments forged when a powerful extraterrestrial... 6 3 millionmassive asteroidyears agogiant glassimpact https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/ancient-sea-turtle-stampede-italy-tracks/ These footprints may be a massive turtle stampede from 80 million years ago Mar 30, 2026 - Over 1,000 seabed tracks hint at a rare moment frozen in time—formed on a seafloor hundreds of meters deep in the Cretaceous. million years agofootprintsmaymassiveturtle https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/january/ancient-humans-made-elephant-bone-tools-europe-half-a-million-years-ago.html Ancient humans made elephant bone tools in Europe half a million years ago | Natural History Museum A prehistoric tool is reshaping our understanding of Europe’s early inhabitants. million years agonatural history museumancient humanselephant boneeurope half https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260401071927.htm Earth’s magnetic field went wild 600 million years ago and scientists finally know why |... Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth’s magnetic field behaved in a way that has long baffled scientists, showing wild and seemingly chaotic shifts unlike... million years agoscientists finally knowmagnetic fieldwent wild600 https://theconversation.com/were-you-on-facebook-10-years-ago-you-may-be-able-to-claim-part-of-this-50-million-payout-267327 Were you on Facebook 10 years ago? You may be able to claim part of this $50 million payout As many as 311,000 Australians could be eligible for part of the payout. But the clock is ticking: claims close on December 31. See if you’re among them. 10 years ago50 millionfacebookmayable