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Video Of The Week - Our Earliest Ancestor?

Video Of The Week - Our Earliest Ancestor?

Posted by The Editor on 06/08/2009

Scientists believe that this skeleton of a 47 million-year-old primate could be a clue to what our ancestors may have looked like.

'Otzi' - The Iceman, Now Online!

'Otzi' - The Iceman, Now Online!

Posted by The Editor on 03/09/2009

Stunning pictures of Otzi the Iceman, the worlds oldest frozen mummy can now be viewed online, thanks to Italy's Institute for Mummies and The Iceman. Discovered by two hikers on a mountain range between Austria and Italy, it is believed that Otzi inhabited the Earth 5,300 years or 53 centuries ago!

Ancient Human-Like Footprints Discovered In Kenya

Ancient Human-Like Footprints Discovered In Kenya

Posted by The Editor on 02/27/2009

British Geologist Matthew Kennet and his colleagues struck gold earlier this month, when they found a found a series of footprints that date back over 1.5 million years - and guess what? Those early humans walked just like we do!

Ice-Age Mammoth Fossil Discovered In Los Angeles

Ice-Age Mammoth Fossil Discovered In Los Angeles

Posted by The Editor on 02/20/2009

Earlier this week, scientists in Los Angeles, California unearthed a near perfect fossil of a Columbian Mammoth, one of the largest elephant species, that became extinct after the Ice Age.