100,000-year-old human remains could be the world’s oldest cremation
Archaeologists might have just discovered the world’s earliest known human cremation in the Afar Rift, Ethiopia—dating back 60,000…
Scientists Discover Terrifying Giant Crocodile That Hunted Human Ancestors
Artistic Illustration of Lucy’s Hunter Crocodile. Credit: Tyler Stone, University of Iowa. A newly named crocodile species from…
Gender emissions gap: Rich white men’s jobs, diets and hobbies found to be ‘bad for the planet’
Published on 06/05/2026 – 9:40 GMT+2 As humanity edges closer to irreversible climate damage, masculine behaviours have been…
100,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fossils in Poland Reveal Unexpected Genetic Connections
Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) were an extinct group of archaic humans who lived across Europe and western Asia until…
Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia
Liu, Y., Mao, X., Krause, J. & Fu, Q. Insights into human history from the first decade of…
Neanderthal Men and Homo Sapiens Women
Image via Wiki Commons. We now know that humans and Neanderthals interbred several times across thousands of years.…
Did Humans Nearly Go Extinct 900,000 Years Ago? A Biologist Explains
At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what…
Anthropologists Still Can’t Agree On The Answer
The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s…
How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…
Study Warns of Major Toll ‘Chronic Stress’ Could Be Taking On Humans
Humans may be biologically unequipped to handle the relentless pace and pressures of modern life, a new study…
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…
Scientists Finally Uncover the Origin of the Mysterious Bronzetti Figures
Close up of a Nuragic bronzetti, a bronze statuette of circa 10 cm height with the typical horned…