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For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human ...

After comparing shapes, depths, and pressure patterns, this study found that two different hominin species left footprints in ...

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Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human ...

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The Nashville Zoo’s okapi ambassador helps raise awareness for conservation and World Okapi Day. Learn more about this ...

Florida’s new hunting efforts aim to manage bears and invasive pythons, but not everyone agrees with these bold measures.

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They’re majestic and impossible to ignore — it’s no wonder elephants have inspired some of the most powerful advertising ...