Ancient Magdalenians practiced cannibalism, consuming enemies and possibly loved ones, revealing prehistoric violence.

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

75,000-Year-Old Female Neanderthal from Cave Where Species ... Genetic Variant Identified That Shaped the Human Skull Base Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have identified a variant in the gene ...

Neanderthals lost genetic diversity around 110,000 years ago. Researchers confirmed this by studying fossilized inner ears.

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease, sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and much more. This is shown in a study in which Viking ...

Selective breeding over the past century has shortened and flattened the snouts of German domestic pigs. Though not an ...

Modern Humans and Neanderthals Are Connected! Ancient Mongolian Skull Reveals Stunning Link Deep within Mongolia’s Salkhit ...

This is not surprising. Homo sapiens began in Africa but Neanderthals were Eurasian. Any miscegenation would have happened after sapiens left its homeland to embark on its conquest of the world.

Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned ...

Old Carvings on Limestone Found Deep Inside a Cave Are Oldest Known Neanderthal Prints In 2024, researchers announced their ...