Human DNA mapped from 20,000-year-old deer tooth
A breakthrough study has managed to obtain human DNA from a Stone Age object for the first time. Using a necklace that is 20,000 years old, researchers have been able to identify to whom it belonged.
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9,000-year-old site near Jerusalem is the “Big Bang” of prehistory settlement
About 9,000 years ago, the people of the settlement practiced religion.
Ötzi: Iceman’s genome now reveals dark skin, baldness and Anatolian ancestry
From darker skin to baldness, tech advances unveil Ötzi the Iceman's true physical attributes post-DNA contamination.
Well-preserved ice age woolly rhino found in Siberia
The remarkably preserved carcass of an Ice Age-era woolly rhino has been unearthed by locals in eastern Siberia.
‘Prehistoric’ mummified bear discovered in Siberian permafrost isn’t what scientists previously thought
The bear, discovered in 2020, was once thought to be an extinct cave bear dating back at least 22,000 years. However, a fresh necropsy revealed that it is a brown bear from 3,500 years ago.
Incredible new evidence revealed: Ancient genomes show migration from North America to Siberia!
Researchers describe genomes from ten individuals up to 7,500 years old that help to show gene flow from people moving in the opposite direction from North America to North Asia.
Roman parade mask discovered in Romania
Very few of parade masks have been found in Romania and all of them were made of bronze. This is the first iron parade mask unearthed in the country. Preliminary estimates date it to the 2nd century A.D.
Ancient necropolis unearthed next to busy train station in Paris
The 2nd-century graveyard has at least 50 tombs of men, women, and children, but its organizational structure and history are unknown.
All butterflies evolved from ancient moths in North America 100 million years ago
In a new tree of life, scientists have revealed how butterflies evolved and took over the planet.
Rhino-like ‘thunder beasts’ grew massive in the evolutionary blink of an eye after dinosaurs died off
Only 16 million years after the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck, ancient mammals known as 'thunder beasts' grew 1,000 times bigger.
