Ancient DNA Reveals How Europe Changed After the Fall of Rome
Collection of artifacts from the sixth-century cemetery at Szeleste, Hungary. Credit: Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary A study challenges…
17-Million-Year-Old Ape Fossil in Egypt Could Change What We Know About Human Origins
Reconstruction of Masripithecus moghraensis by Mauricio Antón. Credit: Professor Hesham Sallam Researchers have identified a previously unknown fossil…
Oo oo, ha ha: why humans and great apes giggle alike when tickled
Great apes and human children produce similar patterns of vocalization when laughing.Credit: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP via Getty Tickling a…
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…
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…
Did Homo erectus and Denisovans mate? Tooth proteins hint at ancient trysts
Ancient proteins were extracted from the tooth enamel from several Homo erectus individuals, including ‘Peking man’, illustrated above.Credit:…
The sleep paradox: why do humans sleep so little when we need it so much?
The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution David R. Samson Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Sleep…
Ancient Document Confirms “Legendary” African King Actually Existed
Archaeologists have discovered a centuries-old note that captures a Nubian king in the middle of everyday business. King’s…
7,000-Year-Old DNA Rewrites the Story of the “Neolithic Revolution”
The Neolithic Revolution marks the major turning point in human history when societies shifted from hunting and gathering…
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…
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…