Genetic diversity of late Neanderthals in northwestern Europe
Skov, L. et al. Genetic insights into the social organization of Neanderthals. Nature 610, 519–525 (2022). Article ADS …
Scientists Uncover Surprising Secrets of a Mysterious Man Buried in Finland 400 Years Ago
A centuries-old burial near Lake Kitka belonged to a man genetically linked to Sámi populations who likely spent…
Outsourcing our Humanity: AI, Human Identity, and Vocation
Editors’ Note: This essay is a part of a short series on AI and Pope Leo XVI’s May…
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…
New Research Shows How the Earliest Humans Got Their Meat
For both dietary and environmental reasons, we’re rethinking our consumption of meat. But for earlier humans, meat consumption…
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…
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…
Right Between Meerkats and Wild Dogs
Image credits: Satya deep. If you ask some people, they’ll tell you humans are wired to be monogamous…
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…