Twenty years ago, scientists found a three-foot skeleton on a tropical island. Where this human species fits in our evolutionary story and why they disappeared remains a mystery.

The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it originated is ...

The research suggests a new ... Insights Into South African Population History from 10,000-Year-Old Human DNA Sep. 19, 2024 — Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history ...

Upjohn Exhibit Wing of the Kelsey Archaeological Museum are the human remains of a mummified child ... lies behind the glass of a display case close to ancient funerary items in the exhibit. As an ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. By Carl Zimmer As soon as you put starch in your mouth ...

Some 13,000 years ago, just as the last Ice Age was receding, ancient humans were returning to a camp in the Great Lakes region to process hunted animals and sharpen up their hunting weapons. In ...

Neanderthals had already been extinct for around 20,000 years by this point. It's not clear why ancient humans and other animals in this group lived in this seemingly harsh climate rather than ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries.

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Folks who struggle to reduce their carb intake might be able to blame ancient DNA still lurking in humans, a new study suggests. Humans carry multiple copies of the salivary amylase gene (AMY1 ...

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