Scientists Analyzed 8,500-Year-Old Remains—And Discovered a Lost Human Population

Despite cultural exchange and natural disasters, this lineage—the oldest evidence for which is a collection of 8,500-year-old ...

Ancient Humans Survived a Massive Climate Crisis. Archaeologists Just Discovered How.

Paleolithic tools found at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya suggest that early Homo species kept their technology going even ...
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Ancient fish with human-like hearing stuns scientists

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling our own. By examining a 67-million-year-old fossil, researchers from UC ...
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AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Rice University (THE CONVERSATION) Almost 2 million years ...
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Scientists find a surprising link between lead and human evolution

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...
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14,400-Year-Old Paw Prints Are World's Oldest Evidence Of Humans Living Alongside Domesticated Dogs

A total of 25 preserved canid prints were discovered in various chambers of the Grotta della Bàsura in northwest Italy. In ...