19+ hour, 11+ min ago  (524+ words) Modern humans have been around 300, 000 years. How many generations is that? Whether using family records, DNA tests or genealogy websites, many people can trace their family histories back generations. The world-record holder for the longest family tree is Chinese philosopher…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (664+ words) Despite their occupations of Britain, the Romans and Vikings didn't leave much of a genetic mark on Britons. The Anglo-Saxons, though, were a different story. The Romans controlled much of Britain for nearly 400 years, but they left relatively little genetic…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (667+ words) A hole found in a 60, 000-year-old Neanderthal tooth was likely made by a stone drill, making the discovery the oldest evidence of intentional dentistry to date. Around 60, 000 years ago in Siberia, a Neanderthal opened their mouth so that a rotten…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (434+ words) A new study of six Homo erectus individuals from China reveals one amino acid variant that distinguished this archaic human from all other human lineages and one that it passed on to modern humans via Denisovans. In a first, researchers…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (385+ words) Archaeologists discovered the 20-karat-gold dental wire in the lower jaw of a middle-aged man who lived around 500 years ago in Scotland. A man's lower jaw recovered from a medieval church in Aberdeen reveals the oldest known use of a dental…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (730+ words) Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests. The risk of malaria influenced where prehistoric people lived in sub-Saharan Africa, a new study suggests. The research is the first to link early…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (352+ words) A new study of a Neanderthal toddler reveals that our closest evolutionary relatives' growth patterns differed from those of modern humans. Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than their modern human counterparts, likely as an adaptation to living in a cold, harsh…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (479+ words) A genetic study of 80 skulls found at a Stone Age city in China has revealed that the sacrificed people were mostly men, in contrast to previous assumptions. Just outside the gate of a 4, 000-year-old city in China, archaeologists found a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (387+ words) Over the past 10, 000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and leprosy in humans, according to a new study. Over the past 10, 000 years, natural selection has contributed to the evolution…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (528+ words) The last Neanderthals to survive in Europe came from a single lineage that survived the worst period of the ice age, ancient DNA reveals. Before Neanderthals went extinct, they experienced a major upheaval that resulted in just one of their…...