Fossilised footprints reveal a mother and child’s treacherous journey 13,000 years ago

The remarkable prehistoric journey of a terrified mother and her toddler across a muddy riverbed frequented by ancient predators has been unearthed by scientists.   Fossilised footprints show a small adult, most likely a woman but possibly a teenage male, trekking for almost a mile across the hunter hotbed 13,000 years ago. Analysis shows the adult … Read more

Distressing scene as polar bear footprints are seen on tiny chunks of ice floating out to sea

Explorers have spotted polar bear footprints on broken pieces of floating ice in the Arctic. Greenpeace’s vessel Arctic Sunrise has been travelling near Greenland where huge chunks of its ice caps have broken off.  They spotted the prints on the small sections of ice during their journey as they investigate the effects of climate change … Read more

Litter pickers battle plastic toys dumped on beaches as they plead to ‘leave only footprints’

Litter pickers battle scourge of plastic toys dumped on beaches as they plead with Britons to ‘leave only footprints’ Volunteers say the cheap toys are being seen as one-use items to be left behind Team collect the items with other litter to prevent them from entering the ocean Buckets, spades and other toys made of … Read more

Grand Canyon cliff collapse reveals footprints made by egg-laying animals 313 MILLION years ago

Grand Canyon cliff collapse reveals clawed footprints made by egg-laying animals that traveled up sand dunes 313 MILLION years ago A boulder fell from a mountain during a collapse at Grand Canyon National Park Experts found there were footprints in the red rock dating back 313 million years The tracks were made by two shelled-egg-laying … Read more

Three-toed dinosaur footprints discovered in China were left by a 17-foot cousin of T. rex

Three-toed dinosaur footprints discovered by rock climbers in China were made 190 million years ago by a 17-foot cousin of T. rex, a study found.  The prints — of which there are 46 — were found in march this year in the Geleshan National Forest Park in Chongqing, south-west China, in the March of this … Read more