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Animals The evolution of woolly mammoths is illuminated by recent genetic research.

The evolution of woolly mammoths is illuminated by recent genetic research.

 According to a recent study, traits such as thick and fluffy coats were genetically encoded and became increasingly prominent as woolly mam...
Anthropology Decades prior to the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans had already domesticated Spanish horses.

Decades prior to the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans had already domesticated Spanish horses.

 The story of how horses arrived in the Great Plains by the 1600s has been rewritten through DNA and skeletal evidence, combining Indigenous...
Anthropology Revealed: Europe's Oldest Humans had Surprisingly Frequent Intermingling with Neanderthals

Revealed: Europe's Oldest Humans had Surprisingly Frequent Intermingling with Neanderthals

A recent study published in the journal Nature sheds new light on the complex history of human evolution in Europe. The study examined the g...
Anthropology Carvings on Australia’s boab trees reveal a generation’s lost history

Carvings on Australia’s boab trees reveal a generation’s lost history

Archaeologists and an Aboriginal family are collaborating to rediscover long-lost links to the land. This snake-engraved boab is one of 12 r...
Anthropology The life and health of a 17th-century infant were revealed by a 'virtual autopsy.'

The life and health of a 17th-century infant were revealed by a 'virtual autopsy.'

A young child discovered in an unmarked coffin in an Austrian crypt was exceptionally well preserved, with signs of rickets and pneumonia in...
adn Immunity to the Black Death came at a cost to modern health.

Immunity to the Black Death came at a cost to modern health.

A genetic variant that increases the risk of Crohn's disease may have helped people survive the bubonic plague. Researchers looked for e...
adn Ancient DNA reveals the intimate social lives of Siberian Neandertals.

Ancient DNA reveals the intimate social lives of Siberian Neandertals.

Individuals lived in small groups of close relatives, and DNA from a group of Neandertals who lived together and a couple of others who live...
Anthropology Human bones were used to make pendants, In the Stone Age.

Human bones were used to make pendants, In the Stone Age.

Pendants with powerful symbolism were made from animal teeth and bones in the Stone Age, adorning clothing or accessories and serving as rat...
Anthropology Ancient DNA adds to evidence of Native Americans' east Asian ancestry.

Ancient DNA adds to evidence of Native Americans' east Asian ancestry.

 Genetic analysis of a woman's skull discovered in the southwest 14,000 years ago China believes she is descended from an ancient popula...
Anthropology A 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater system was discovered in a South African mine.

A 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater system was discovered in a South African mine.

Geologists discovered 1.2 billion-year-old groundwater about 3 km below the surface in Moab Khotsong, a South African gold and uranium mine...
Animals The ability of dinosaurs to survive icy cold helped them dominate the planet.

The ability of dinosaurs to survive icy cold helped them dominate the planet.

  Because dinosaurs were already adapted to polar environments, they may have survived cold winters during the end-Triassic extinction even...
Anthropology A new analysis of more than 4,000 ancient and contemporary human genomes

A new analysis of more than 4,000 ancient and contemporary human genomes

A new study of over 4,000 ancient and modern human genomes reveals how common such "founder events" were throughout human history...