Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

In ancient times, the mountaintops of Greece held the shrines and ritual sites of the gods. Now, they’re astonishingly ...

Whales, the ocean's largest creatures, were once land-dwelling animals that walked on four legs. Around 50 million years ago, their ancestors roamed the shores, evolving into the marine giants we know ...

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic.

By Nicole Evatt For As we darted through Addis Ababa’s morning rush hour, my jet lag couldn’t dull the energy of Ethiopia’s ...

An international team of scientists, led by geneticists from Trinity, have sequenced the genomes from ancient goat bones from areas in the Fertile Crescent where goats were first domesticated around 8 ...

(Nicole Evatt via AP) We left with 16-ounce jars of the local delicacy at $9 each. Anthropology enthusiasts will enjoy ...

Using ancient genomes, researchers have mapped the ... even while farming imported sheep, goats and cattle. Agriculture didn’t take off in the region until much later. Maybe, says Reich, the ...

To prove himself, Bruce has to take part in an age-old ritual - killing a goat with his bare hands as ... Bruce experiences Marapu, an ancient religion centered on ancestor worship and blood ...

The story of silk is full of the extraordinary. First Paraguay and Suriname have caterpillars larger than any in Europe, ...