• Lingering Effects of Neanderthal DNA Found in Modern Humans

• Ancient Genomes Show That the Farming Lifestyle in Northwestern Africa Was Ignited by Oversea-Migrants from Iberia 7,400 Years Ago
• Remains of an Extinct World of Organisms Discovered

• Geneticists Discover Hidden 'whole Genome Duplication' That May Explain Why Some Species Survived Mass Extinctions

• 4,000-Year-Old Plague DNA Found -- The Oldest Cases to Date in Britain

• Early Toilets Reveal Dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem

• Dinosaurs Were the First to Take the Perspectives of Others
• Earliest Evidence of Wine Consumption in the Americas Found in Caribbean

• Humanity's Earliest Recorded Kiss Occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 Years Ago

• Homo Sapiens Likely Arose from Multiple Closely Related Populations

• New Study Illustrates Unique Genetic Landscape in Newfoundland and Labrador With Links to Ireland and England

• Scientists Discover Fire Records Embedded Within Sand Dunes
• Human Ancestors Preferred Mosaic Landscapes and High Ecosystem Diversity

• 研究人员使用哺乳动物的DNA来放大the Human Genome With Unprecedented Resolution

• Evidence of Ice Age Human Migrations from China to the Americas and Japan

• Nose Shape Gene Inherited from Neanderthals

• Archaeologists Map Hidden NT Landscape Where First Australians Lived More Than 60,000 Years Ago

• Research Reveals Longstanding Cultural Continuity at Oldest Occupied Site in West Africa

• Scientists Recover an Ancient Woman's DNA from a 20,000-Year-Old Pendant

• Scientists Present Evidence for a Billion-Years Arms Race Between Viruses and Their Hosts

• New Research Redefines Mammalian Tree of Life

• Information 'deleted' From the Human Genome May Be What Made Us Human
• Elephant Ecosystems in Decline

• Prolonged Droughts Likely Spelled the End for Indus Megacities
• Brain Circuits for Locomotion Evolved Long Before Appendages and Skeletons

• Searching for Ancient Bears in an Alaskan Cave Led to an Important Human Discovery

• Long Distance Voyaging Among the Pacific Islands

• Grambank Shows the Diversity of the World's Languages

• Swimming Secrets of Prehistoric Reptiles Unlocked by New Study

• Ancient DNA Reveals the Multiethnic Structure of Mongolia's First Nomadic Empire

• Apes May Have Evolved Upright Stature for Leaves, Not Fruit, in Open Woodland Habitats
• Oldest Bat Skeletons Ever Found Described from Wyoming Fossils

• Dairy Foods Helped Ancient Tibetans Thrive in One of Earth's Most Inhospitable Environments

• Woolly Mammoths Evolved Smaller Ears and Woolier Coats Over the 700,000 Years That They Roamed the Siberian Steppes

• Elephants as a New Model for Understanding Human Evolution
• One of Swedish Warship Vasa's Crew Was a Woman

• Yak Milk Consumption Among Mongol Empire Elites

• Researchers Use 21st Century Methods to Record 2,000 Years of Ancient Graffiti in Egypt
• New, Exhaustive Study Probes Hidden History of Horses in the American West
• Ancient DNA Reveals Asian Ancestry Introduced to East Africa in Early Modern Times
• Ancient African Empires' Impact on Migration Revealed by Genetics
• A Reconstruction of Prehistoric Temperatures for Some of the Oldest Archaeological Sites in North America

• Genome Research: Origin and Evolution of Vine

• Cyprus's Copper Deposits Created One of the Most Important Trade Hubs in the Bronze Age
• Indigenous Ashaninka DNA Helps Geneticists Write New Chapters of Pre-Colonial History in South America

• Lasers and Chemistry Reveal How Ancient Pottery Was Made -- And How an Empire Functioned

• Surprising Similarities in Stone Tools of Early Humans and Monkeys

• Hunter-Gatherer Childhoods May Offer Clues to Improving Education and Wellbeing in Developed Countries

• The Colors on These Ancient Pots Hint at the Power of an Empire

• The World's First Horse Riders
• Archaeological Study of 24 Ancient Mexican Cities Reveals That Collective Forms of Governance, Infrastructural Investments, and Collaboration All Help Societies Last Longer

• Genomic Study of Indigenous Africans Paints Complex Picture of Human Origins and Local Adaptation

• Waxing and Waning of Environment Influences Hominin Dispersals Across Ancient Iran
• Oldest Human Genome from Southern Spain

• Mysterious New Behavior Seen in Whales May Be Recorded in Ancient Manuscripts
• Jurassic Shark: Shark from the Jurassic Period Was Already Highly Evolved

• Ancient Proteins Offer New Clues About Origin of Life on Earth

• Deadly Waves: Researchers Document Evolution of Plague Over Hundreds of Years in Medieval Denmark

• Archaeologists Uncover Early Evidence of Brain Surgery in Ancient Near East

• Hidden from the Romans: 200 Tons of Silver on the Shores of the River Lahn
• Gene Variations for Immune and Metabolic Conditions Have Persisted in Humans for More Than 700,000 Years

• 2.9-Million-Year-Old Butchery Site Reopens Case of Who Made First Stone Tools

• Changing Climate Conditions Likely Facilitated Early Human Migration to the Americas at Key Intervals, Research Suggests
• Prehistoric Human Migration in Southeast Asia Driven by Sea-Level Rise

• Remapping the Superhighways Travelled by the First Australians Reveals a 10,000-Year Journey Through the Continent

• Evolution of Wheat Spikes Since the Neolithic Revolution

• New Geosciences Study Shows Triassic Fossils That Reveal Origins of Living Amphibians

• Agriculture Linked to Changes in Age-Independent Mortality in North America

• Plague Trackers: Researchers Cover Thousands of Years in a Quest to Understand the Elusive Origins of the Black Death
• Violence Was Widespread in Early Farming Society

• Mummified Crocodiles Provide Insights Into Mummy-Making Over Time
• In the Neanderthal Site of Combe-Grenal, France, Hunting Strategies Were Unaffected by Changing Climate

• How the Last 12,000 Years Have Shaped What Humans Are Today
• Marriage in Minoan Crete

• Ancient Siberian Genomes Reveal Genetic Backflow from North America Across the Bering Sea

• Ethical Ancient DNA Research Must Involve Descendant Communities, Say Researchers

• Smallpox Has Plagued Humans Since Ancient Egyptian Times, New Evidence Confirms

• Study Reveals Average Age at Conception for Men Versus Women Over Past 250,000 Years

• DNA from Archaeological Remains Shows That Immigration to Scandinavia Was Exceptional During the Viking Period

• Bering Land Bridge Formed Surprisingly Late During Last Ice Age
• Archaeologists Uncover Oldest Known Projectile Points in the Americas

• Hunter-Gatherer Social Ties Spread Pottery-Making Far and Wide

• Drought Encouraged Attila's Huns to Attack the Roman Empire, Tree Rings Suggest

• Early Humans May Have First Walked Upright in the Trees

• Extinct 'monkey Lemur' Shows Similarities to Fossil Humans

• Immune System of Modern Papuans Shaped by DNA from Ancient Denisovans, Study Finds
• How Intensive Agriculture Turned a Wild Plant Into a Pervasive Weed

• For 400 Years, Indigenous Tribes Buffered Climate's Impact on Wildfires in the American Southwest

• Jawbone May Represent Earliest Presence of Humans in Europe

• Ancient DNA from Medieval Germany Tells the Origin Story of Ashkenazi Jews

• Interdisciplinary Environmental History: How Narratives of the Past Can Meet the Challenges of the Anthropocene

• Human Evolution Wasn't Just the Sheet Music, but How It Was Played

• 'Primordial Super-Enhancers' Provide Early Snapshot of the Mechanisms That Allowed for Multicellularity

• 1,700-Year-Old Spider Monkey Remains Discovered in Teotihuacán, Mexico

• Oldest Evidence of the Controlled Use of Fire to Cook Food, Researchers Report

• Previously Unknown Monumental Temple Discovered Near the Tempio Grande in Vulci

• First Sentence Ever Written in Canaanite Language Discovered: Plea to Eradicate Beard Lice

• Why Are Sustainable Practices Often Elusive?

• Human Expansion 1,000 Years Ago Linked to Madagascar's Loss of Large Vertebrates

• Ancient DNA Analysis Sheds Light on the Early Peopling of South America