1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (923+ words) Before typos could be deleted with the press of a button, careless writers had to resort to sticky tubes of white Tippex to hide their errors." But archaeologists now say that clumsy scribes have been resorting to white-out for at…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (933+ words) Neanderthal men were short, stocky and powerful " and our female ancestors seemed to be into it, according to a new study. It's a well"known fact that ancient humans and Neanderthals had sex, as many people today carry elements of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (560+ words) A new AI app is helping to rewrite the evolution of flight." The results show that several tracks share 'uncanny' features with both extinct and modern birds." According to the researchers, this suggests that birds could have originated 60 million years…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (961+ words) Scientists have discovered ancient human remains that could represent a crucial link in our evolutionary history. Fossils, including bones and teeth, dating back 773, 000 years, were unearthed in a Moroccan cave, displaying a mosaic of modern and primitive features." The face…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1099+ words) It's considered to be one of the most decisive steps in human evolution. Now, scientists believe they have pinpointed when our ancestors made the transition from walking on all fours to standing on two legs. An ape-like animal that lived…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1038+ words) Early humans may have feasted on Neanderthal children 45, 000 years ago, according to a grisly new study. Researchers have analysed bones found in a Belgian cave where cannibalism was known to have taken place. They revealed the six victims were children…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1587+ words) By WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER One of the biggest mysteries surrounding Easter Island may finally be solved - as scientists pinpoint who built the iconic stone heads over 900 years ago. In the past, researchers assumed that the 12 to 80-tonne…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (908+ words) Humans kissed Neanderthals " and they liked it, a new study shows." Researchers at the"University of Oxford and"Florida"Institute of Technology have found evidence that ancient humans were smooching around 50, 000 years ago." Neanderthals (Homo neanderthaliensis) were a close human…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (955+ words) Scientists have long speculated what caused the downfall of the Neanderthals, but a new study suggests they never truly went extinct at all." Scientists in Italy and Switzerland claim the ancient group of archaic humans didn't experience a 'true extinction…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (993+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR A new study has found that where you live - and who you're surrounded by - has a greater impact on your life than the genes you inherit. Timothy Waring, an associate professor of economics…...