"smoked mummies" were found in Southeast Asia, rewriting the origins of mummification and revealing a cultural tradition.

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Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

An examination of charring on skeletons showed signs they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would ...

In ancient times, Israel was a land bridge and point of interaction between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. Because Homo sapiens eventually replaced Neanderthals in the region and across the world, ...

Every culture has an explanation about how we got here. The ancient Greeks were no different. The dramatic story of the origins of humanity in Greek mythology involves love, pain, and a hefty dose of ...

Wednesday, September 24 Starting at 8:00 pm BIG CATS 24/7 “Reunion” – 8:00 pm  Reunited, the Xudum Pride lionesses struggle ...

(CN) — Step aside, Bob the Builder — ancient human relatives have been collecting stone materials to build personal toolkits for as long as 2.6 million years, scientists said Friday. Known ...

Scientists found honey bee genes tied to social behavior that resemble human ones, suggesting ancient shared roots.

The ability to detect vocal sounds, and the more specialized skill of recognizing calls from one's own species, is supported ...

Archaeologists uncovered teeth from an ancient human ancestor in Ethiopia's Afar Region. - Amy Rector/Virginia Commonwealth University Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long ...