Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the ...

Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans and determined that ... Dec. 12, 2024 — Few genomes have been sequenced from ...

Though the majority of blonde-haired people today come from Europe, the unique hair colour originated in a land that is a ...

The result is that many modern breeds suffer from ailments that dog lovers never would have deliberately selected for. Labrador retrievers are prone to a degenerative eye disease known as progressive ...

For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

Scientists call this feature a “neural fossil”. It’s a remnant of a system that once helped our ancestors pinpoint the ...

Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

History Channel series “Ancient Aliens” returns Friday, February 7 at 9 p.m. ET with all-new episodes. Stream the season premiere for free with a Philo 7-day trial.

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Researches have determined that ejecta from an ancient asteroid. strike carved out the grand canyons (Vallis Schrödinger and ...

Unlike certain conspiracy theorists, Gene Roddenberry celebrated the potential of humankind with his biggest accomplishment.