Signs of temporarily delayed tooth development in the skull of an ancient Homo species youth spark debate about the origins of humanlike growth.
Participants “navigating” on a lab computer have shaped navigation knowledge. Studies that add in the environment challenge those findings.
A possible sacrificial ritual from around 2,800 years ago suggests mounted herders from Siberia shaped a Eurasian culture thousands of kilometers away.
Unusual tusks on preserved skulls of dicynodonts influenced the look of a mythical beast painted by Southern Africa’s San people, a researcher suspects.
DNA from a partial skeleton found in France indicates that European Neandertals consisted of at least two genetically distinct populations.
A rare muscle-stiffening reaction could explain the open-mouthed expression of a mummy known as the Screaming Woman, scientists suggest.
Years of hunching over, chewing pens and gripping brushes left the skeletons of Egyptian scribes with telltale marks of arthritis and other damage.
DNA analysis shows victims in one underground chamber at Chichén Itzá included twins, perhaps representing mythological figures.
A kneecap and two teeth belonged to the smallest known great ape, a study contends. If so, it’s the first to coexist with another great ape in Europe.
Fossil finds have since pushed back the ability of hominids to walk on two legs by millions of years.
