Ancient proteins help track early milk drinking in Africa
New research shows milk consumption in eastern Africa began before the evolution of lactase persistence
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First people to enter the Americas likely did so with their dogs
The first people to settle in the Americas likely brought their own canine companions with them, according to new research
Read moreInner ear morphology and great ape evolution
The inner ear morphology of fossil apes sheds light on hominid evolution, according to a study. Untangling the relationships between
Read moreOn the origins of money: Ancient European hoards full of standardized bronze objects
Early Bronze Age cultures traded in bronze objects of standardized weight
Read moreA new archaeology for the Anthropocene era
Indiana Jones and Lara Croft have a lot to answer for. Public perceptions of archaeology are often thoroughly outdated, and
Read moreLearning from Native American fire management
A recent study of an ancient wildland-urban interface managed by ancestors of Jemez Pueblo in northern New Mexico could provide
Read moreThe end of domestic wine in 17th century Japan
September 1632 document likely shows the order for the last batch of Japanese wine in the Edo period
Read moreAncient DNA reveals secrets of Game of Thrones wolves
Extinct dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago and were only a distant relative of
Read moreLike plants do: non-classical photosynthesis by earth’s inorganic semiconducting minerals
Study reveals that Earth-abundant minerals convert sunlight into chemical energy, hinting at the evolution of photosynthesis in early bacteria
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Megalodons gave birth to large newborns that likely grew by eating unhatched eggs in womb
A new study shows that the gigantic Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide roughly 15-3.6 million years ago and reached at least 50 feet (15 meters) in length, gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans.
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First human culture lasted 20,000 years longer than thought
Fieldwork led by Dr Eleanor Scerri, head of the Pan-African Evolution Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany and Dr Khady Niang of the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Senegal, has documented the youngest known occurrence of the Middle Stone Age.
Read more55 scientists funded to explore their research’s commercial potential
A new low-cost test for COVID19, how to share cultural expertise to solve conflicts, a way to help develop new
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