9,900-year-old Mexican female skeleton distinct from other early American settlers
A new skeleton discovered in the submerged caves at Tulum sheds new light on the…
Archaeology
How and when spines changed in mammalian evolution
From the long necks of giraffes that help them reach treetops to the flexibility of…
New study identifies Neanderthal ancestry in African populations and describes its origin
When the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, using DNA collected from ancient bones, it was…
The ‘firewalkers’ of Karoo: Dinosaurs and other animals left tracks in a ‘land of fire’
In southern Africa, dinosaurs and synapsids, a group of animals that includes mammals and their…
Early North Americans may have been more diverse than previously suspected
Ancient skulls from the cave systems at Tulum, Mexico suggest that the earliest populations of…
3000-year-old teeth solve Pacific banana mystery
Humans began transporting and growing banana in Vanuatu 3000 years ago, a University of Otago…
First ancient DNA from West/Central Africa illuminates deep human past
An international team led by Harvard Medical School scientists has produced the first genome-wide ancient…
Climate (not humans) shaped early forests of New England
A new study in the journal Nature Sustainability overturns long-held interpretations of the role humans played in…
Glimpse into ancient hunting strategies of dragonflies and damselflies
A new species of prehistoric scorpion from the early Siluarian period (approximately 437.5 to 436.5…
Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved
Human behaviour is influenced by many things, most of which remain unconscious to us. One…