Scientists Reconstruct One of Oldest Known Neanderthal Communities
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from eight fossils found in Stajnia Cave in Poland reveals a tight-knit group of Neanderthals…
Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic
New experiments show that tar made from birch bark — long known as a tool adhesive — can…
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…
Mystery early human relatives reached Sulawesi over a million years ago, oldest evidence found on ‘hobbit’ island neighbor
A set of ancient stone tools found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has pushed back the timeline…
Ancient sloth bone from Uruguay shows signs of possible human-inflicted trauma 33,000 years ago
Researchers have discovered evidence of human interaction with megafauna considerably earlier than the widely accepted arrival of humans…