Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge ...

A genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals has been linked to reduced severity of Covid-19. Researchers traced the ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

In 1993, researchers exploring a cave in southern Italy found a sinkhole leading to a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a ...

65,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘tar factory’ found in Gibraltar cave A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in Vanguard Cave, ...

Two renowned prehistoric individuals were likely infected with a human papillomavirus that has been linked to several cancers ...

Paper birch, though, is so much more. According to the National Park Service, there is evidence of the trees being used by ...

For more than three decades, Ötzi the Iceman has been a kind of time capsule for researchers—an Alpine body preserved so well that it keeps producing scientific “firsts.” Now, a new analysis suggests ...

A chamber sealed off from the world for roughly 40,000 years has been pried open on the edge of Europe, and with it a rare, ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a ...

Discover evidence of ancient hominins coexisting with early humans in Indonesia 200,000 years ago. A groundbreaking find for ...

The Sundance Film Festival is the temple of independent cinema. The 2026 edition features the likes of films starring Natalie ...