4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1172+ words) Hidden among thousands of animal bones, several fragile fragments are reshaping what scientists know about one of humanity’s most mysterious relatives. In Bianfu Cave in southwestern China, archaeologists have discovered new Denisovan fossils – remains of a mysterious group of ancient…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (579+ words) Reaching the fossils required boats, dangerous wildlife and eight years of painstaking work, yet researchers believe Zimbabwe’s discoveries are only beginning. In Zimbabwe, scientists have described a new dinosaur species, Musango matusadonaensis. Its fossil remains were found on the shores…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (443+ words) Modern DNA holds clues to populations that left no readable fossils, revealing a deeper and more complicated story of human evolution. Analysis of modern human genomes has helped scientists identify traces of two ancient ancestral lineages previously unknown from fossil…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (497+ words) Modern genomes preserve traces of ancestors no fossil has yet revealed, offering scientists a rare glimpse into humanity’s deepest evolutionary history. Researchers have found genetic traces of two unknown populations of ancient ancestors in the DNA of modern humans. Members…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (184+ words) A routine climb turned deadly on Sicily’s most active volcano, while rescue teams faced difficult conditions in a remote section of the mountain. A 29-year-old tourist from Kansas died while climbing Mount Etna in Sicily. The man was struck by…...