New data is revealing deeper insights into how early humans interbred with Denisovans in events that significantly shaped our ...

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 ...

Ancient finds shape how we view history - and the world. Click or swipe through to see some of those discoveries as they're uncovered. Scientists at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The earliest evidence of livestock with modified horns has been discovered in ancient Egypt – sheep skulls with horns that ...

While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering ...

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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 ...