Archaeologists investigate the mysterious cliff‑hung wooden coffins of southern China, seeking to identify the ancient culture behind this unique burial practice. A recent analysis of ancient DNA has finally traced the makers of China’s enigmatic...

Researchers in southern China have unearthed ancient bones that challenge long-standing theories about how prehistoric giants migrated across the globe. The discovery of a newly identified dinosaur species in southern China is providing paleontologists...

A newly discovered fossil from China reveals a bizarre, jawless Devonian fish that likely evolved its head into a wing-like structure for underwater flight. Paleontologists have uncovered evidence of a 419-million-year-old creature that navigated...

A nearly complete skeleton unearthed in China reveals a unique species, offering scientists fresh insights into the evolutionary history of ancient animals. Paleontologists have identified a new species of therizinosaur, an enigmatic group of...

Creature Sheds Light on Early Chelicerate Anatomy Recovered from the famed Chengjiang Lagerstätte in present‑day Yunnan Province, China, the creature lived in shallow Cambrian seas teeming with a remarkable variety of early animal life. Its...

A tiny bone fragment discovered in a Chinese cave is rewriting the history of a mysterious human lineage, filling a decade-long gap in our understanding. A slender, 4.5-centimeter segment of a forearm bone has provided researchers with a rare and...