Mystery cave collapse uncovers ‘advanced human time capsule’ | History | News
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved prehistoric cave that is helping researchers piece together a crucial chapter in…
Largest Denisovan DNA study reveals ancient genes still active in Oceanian populations
Ancient DNA inherited from Denisovans, an extinct group of human relatives, still influences the biology of people living…
Early humans used fire in Wonderwerk Cave up to 1.8 million years ago
New evidence from South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave suggests early humans were using fire inside caves far earlier than…
100,000-year-old Homo sapiens bones from Ethiopia may preserve earliest evidence of human cremation
Researchers studying Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have reported what could be the oldest known evidence of human cremation. The…
Why Do Humans Have Unique Voices? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains The Anatomy That Makes You Unmistakable
Every human voice is acoustically unique. The anatomy and evolutionary history behind that fact turns out to be…
Neanderthals gathered shellfish like modern humans 115,000 years ago, study finds
Neanderthal groups living along the southern coast of Europe gathered shellfish through every season around 115,000 years ago,…
Humans are the only primates with a lopsided hand preference
Of all the monkeys and apes scientists have studied, no species shows a population-level hand preference. Individual primates…
Scientists May Have Finally Solved Why Most Humans Are Right-Handed
Credit: Unsplash. Nine out of ten people favor their right hand. They write with it, eat with it,…
Only 2% Of Humans Have Green Eyes—An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why
For most of human history, green eyes didn’t exist. Understanding why they do now means rethinking what we…
Neanderthals used rhinoceros teeth as tools for making stone implements, study finds
Neanderthals did more with hunted animals than eat their meat. A new study suggests they kept and reused…