Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation.

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers -- the first ever record of such a ...

Findings from the study were published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. The research, which was supported by the National Institutes of Health, could potentially lead to the ...

A newly discovered fossil from a human ancestor, estimated to be between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old, has further complicated the already tangled story of human evolution. Found in northern ...

Facial bones dated to between 1.4 and 1.1 million years old have been found in a cave in the Atapuerca mountains in Spain. They are the oldest bones of their kind in Western Europe, and ...

Some of the oldest mammoth fossils have been hidden in the permafrost for centuries. Today the permafrost is rapidly thawing as a result of climate change, and fossils are washing into the Adycha ...

A collection of older fossils from early human ancestors was previously found in Georgia, near the crossroads of eastern Europe and Asia. Those are estimated to be 1.8 million years old.

the “important and versatile mineral (that lots of people are low in) helps energy metabolism, relieves stress, improves sleep, can combat restless legs, aids muscle recovery and supports bones ...

The study was co-authored by Professor Rolf Quam and graduate student Brian Keeling. The team analyzed fossils that point to a serious Neanderthal population dip around 110,000 years ago. The ...

But the agreement, described by one expert as “extortion,” goes well beyond minerals. The deal would cut open Ukraine’s natural resource veins, and could leave the majority of its key resources — ...