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Man made stone tools thousands of years earlier than previously thought

Paleontologists said Wednesday they have found small blades in a South African cave proving that Man was an advanced thinker making stone tools 71,000 years ago — millennia earlier than thought. The find suggests early humans from Africa had a capacity for complex thought and weapons production that gave them…

2 new dinosaur species discovered in southern Utah

Paleontologists report discovery of 2 new horned dinosaur species in southern Utah Scientists said Wednesday they’ve discovered fossils in the southern Utah desert of two new dinosaur species closely related to the Triceratops, including one with 15 horns on its large head. The discovery of the new plant-eating species —…