As such, he named the Neanderthal Thorin after the Tolkien character. “Thorin in the Hobbit is one of the last dwarf kings ...

Archaeologists in Germany have identified a set of wooden spears that might be younger than previous estimates. This shift in ...

His lab’s studies have shed light on how humans migrated and adapted to new environments and how traits linked to Neanderthal DNA are gradually being eliminated from the modern human genome.

The beginning of Homo sapiens belief in gods did not start with a sense of awe, as primitive human beings observed the sun and moon with a sense of wonder. That is too philosophical. More likely ...

The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ... Apr. 23, 2025 — Ancient DNA analysis challenges our understanding of the ancient Phoenician-Punic civilization. An international ...

Graham Coop, a UC Davis professor of evolution and ecology and director of the Center for Population Biology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his exceptional ...

A man has died after he was hit by a vehicle on Wednesday evening in the Maryvale area of Phoenix. Hundreds of people have been forced from their homes in Apache County due to the Greer Fire ...

New research, however, suggests that the Schöningen spears are actually much younger than previously thought, likely dating back 200,000 years, and were in fact made by Neanderthals. The Schöningen ...

Efforts to track the saola have often relied on indirect methods — environmental DNA in water ... Armed with this genetic map, future searches may be able to zero in on trace evidence of ...

Efforts to track the saola have often relied on indirect methods — environmental DNA in water ... Armed with this genetic map, future searches may be able to zero in on trace evidence of ...