We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

Learn more about the human tailbone and how, even though we may not have a strict need for it anymore, it still helps us with ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ...

What did people use instead of toilet paper? Seashells, tapestries, wooden sticks and more. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming ...

Recent archaeological discoveries across the Americas are reshaping our understanding of ancient history. At the forefront is ...

Instead, people commonly slept in two shifts each night, often called a “first sleep” and “second sleep.” Each of these sleeps lasted several hours, separated by a gap of wakefulness for an hour or ...

The find, announced by researchers from the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw working alongside the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Archaeology, has been described as even more significant than ...

Scientists say they have found a way to test ancient human remains for hormones linked with pregnancy, a breakthrough that ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

Human flexibility in shoulders and elbows originated from ancient apes' need for safe tree descent. A new study reveals chimpanzees, unlike monkeys, ...