Scientists Just Solved One of the Most Enduring Mysteries of the Easter Island Statues
The moai statues of Easter Island have long presented an enigma for researchers wondering how the ancient Rapa…
Million-year-old Skull Could Change Human Evolution Timeline
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…
Hendrik Poinar receives prestigious Dawson Medal from the Royal Society of Canada
McMaster professor Hendrik Poinar has received the prestigious Sir John William Dawson Medal from the Royal Society of…
The Rockefeller Wing reopens – The Spectator World
Of the 1,800 objects on display at the newly reopened Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at The Metropolitan Museum of…
DNA From a Mysterious Extinct Hominin May Have Helped Ancient Americans Survive
New research suggests that as ancient humans migrated into the Americas, they carried a surprising evolutionary advantage hidden…
Ancient Migration Routes That Were Swallowed by the Sea Once Led Ancient Humans Outside of Africa
Not long after humankind’s emergence in Africa, Homo sapiens were off to explore the rest of the world.…