Watch this tutorial on how to play Andy's Prehistoric Park game. Select your favourite animal before caring for it by giving it food, water and shelter. This game is perfect for little ones who love ...

One fossil discovery has transformed views of how we became human. But why is Lucy so important to human evolution? Three million years ago, the Earth's climate was changing, with devastating ...

Learn about the time period that took place 251 to 199 million years ago. 3 min read The start of the Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) was a desolate time in Earth's history. Something—a bout of ...

Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.

As a species, we (Homo sapiens) have been around for just 300,000 years - that’s a blink of an eye in terms of geological time. To put this span of time into perspective, imagine condensing the ...