Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

An ancestral relative is offering the Kazakhs this amazing opportunity to restore a quintessential figure to the ...

The oldest known burial of a domesticated cat comes from Cyprus, where a human and a cat were buried together 9,500 years ago. Cat bones also have been found buried in 5,300-year-old refuse pits in ...

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic.

Siku, a polar bear at Lincoln Park Zoo, developed allergies to various substances including human hair dander (Credit: ...

"It was remarkable to discover a domesticated sheep from the Bronze Age that was infected with LNBA plague. This gave us an important clue for how plague could transmit within pastoralist communities ...

Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic ... including deliveries and expenditures, birds, fish and domesticated animals, flour and barley. They also deal with goods such ...

The best thing about reading is that no matter what interests you, you’ll find a book on that topic. As proof, take a look at ...

Amber VanDerwarker, an expert in ancient plants and agriculture at ... The researchers suggest that these changes are indicative of domestication by humans, who preferred larger fruit and thicker ...

The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade ... Cheng Zhang, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons “Ancient Chinese people even performed specific ...