Human Ancestors

The last days of the Neanderthals

History & Culture

The last days of the Neanderthals

The last days of the Neanderthals

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

Animals

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

Maybe dogs didn't need us at all to domesticate themselves

How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history

History & Culture

How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history

How a molar, jawbone, and pinkie are rewriting human history

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

Science

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

Why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for 50 years

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Science

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Who were the Flores ‘hobbits’?

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

History & Culture

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed

Your tile floor may contain human fossils

History & Culture

Your tile floor may contain human fossils

Your tile floor may contain human fossils

Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines

History & Culture

Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines

Why the 'Gate of Grief' is making headlines

The 11 most astonishing scientific discoveries of 2023

Science

The 11 most astonishing scientific discoveries of 2023

The 11 most astonishing scientific discoveries of 2023

Why this company sent ancient human fossils into space

Science

Why this company sent ancient human fossils into space

Why this company sent ancient human fossils into space

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

Science

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

Ancient bone may be earliest evidence of hominin cannibalism

A major risk factor for 'Viking Disease'? Neanderthal genes

Science

A major risk factor for 'Viking Disease'? Neanderthal genes

A major risk factor for 'Viking Disease'? Neanderthal genes

He traced his enslaved ancestors back to Africa. Here’s how.

History & Culture

He traced his enslaved ancestors back to Africa. Here’s how.

He traced his enslaved ancestors back to Africa. Here’s how.

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

Science

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

History & Culture

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

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