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…
Bigfoot-Like Ancient Apes Might Have Been Closer to Humans Than We Realize
Decades of paleontological work across southern China exploded into a wave of serious interest in famous cryptids, like…
New Fossil Study Challenges the Classic Story of Human Evolution
Replicas of a Homo habilis skull (right) and an early Homo sapiens skull (left), illustrating two key evolutionary…
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 …
146,000-Year-Old Discovery Rewrites the Story of Human Creativity
Crystals growing inside a bone found at the Lingjing archaeological site; these crystals were used to date the…
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…
Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Declaration of interests Q E S Adnani reports grants or contracts as a recipient of the study under…
Scientists May Have Finally Solved Why Humans Are Right-Handed
Humans are overwhelmingly right-handed, but scientists have long struggled to explain why no other primate species shows anything…
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…
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…
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…