» Human ancestors may have eaten hard plant tissues without damaging teeth
» Study traces evolution of acoustic communication
» Glimpse into ancient hunting strategies of dragonflies and damselflies
» 'Living fossil' may upend basic tenet of evolutionary theory
» Pachacamac Idol of ancient Peru was symbolically painted
» Study puts the 'Carib' in 'Caribbean,' boosting credibility of Columbus' cannibal claims
» Dogs and wolves are both good at cooperating
» Ancient Mediterranean seawall first known defense against sea level rise and it failed
» Researchers determine age for last known settlement by a direct ancestor to modern humans
» Pair living as stepping stone from solitary life to complex societies
» Fossils of the future to mostly consist of humans, domestic animals
» Ancient 'chewing gum' yields insights into people and bacteria of the past
» Archaeologists find Bronze Age tombs lined with gold
» Ancient events are still impacting mammals worldwide
» How humans learned to dance: From the chimpanzee conga line
» A new early whale, Aegicetus gehennae, and the evolution of modern whale locomotion
» Researchers analyze artifacts to better understand ancient dietary practices
» Isotope analysis points to prisoners of war, 1,400 years ago
» When penguins ruled after dinosaurs died
» How does language emerge?
» Ostrich eggshell beads reveal 10,000 years of cultural interaction across Africa
» Humans co-evolved with immune-related diseases -- and it's still happening
» Inbreeding and population/demographic shifts could have led to Neanderthal extinction
» Unique sled dogs helped the inuit thrive in the North American Arctic
» Barbequed clams on the menu for ancient Puerto Ricans
» Smoker-survivor genes may have long ancestral history of fighting toxins
» Scientist excavates medieval Uzbek cemetery
» An ancient snake's cheekbone sheds light on evolution of modern snake skulls
» Not so selfish after all -- Key role of transposable elements in mammalian evolution
» Lichens are way younger than scientists thought
» DNA data offers scientific look at 500 years of extramarital sex in Western Europe
» Extinct giant ape directly linked to the living orangutan
» Scientists explore Egyptian mummy bones with X-rays and infrared light
» 'Ghost' footprints from Pleistocene era revealed by radar tech
» First adult molars are 'living fossils' that hold a 'health record' dating back to the womb
» Fossil suggests apes, old world monkeys moved in opposite directions from shared ancestor
» Researchers lay out first genetic history of Rome
» Neanderthal extinction linked to human diseases
» How Human Population came from our ability to cooperate
» Humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago
» City apartments or jungle huts: What chemicals and microbes lurk inside?
» Ornament with eagle talons from Neanderthal Period
» Ancient rhinos roamed the Yukon
» Red algae thrive despite ancestor's massive loss of genes
» The homeland of modern humans
» New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate
» Strong winter dust storms may have caused the collapse of the Akkadian Empire
» Heuneburg early Celts across classes may have drunk Mediterranean wine in local ceramics
» Researchers identify the sex of skeletons based on elbow features
» Lead pollution from Native Americans attributed to crushing galena for glitter paint
» Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old street in Jerusalem built by Pontius Pilate
» Lifestyle is a threat to gut bacteria: Ötzi proves it, study shows
» Newly discovered microbes band together, 'flip out'
» A secret in saliva: Food and germs helped humans evolve into unique member of great apes
» Scientists find early humans moved through Mediterranean earlier than believed
» How human brain development diverged from that of great apes
» The brain does not follow the head
» Belongings of warrior found on unique Bronze Age battlefield site
» Study 'cures' oldest case of deafness in human evolution
» Archaeology: Social inequality in Bronze Age households