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Study challenges long-held assumptions about the Mediterranean Phoenician-Punic civilization, one of the most influential maritime cultures in history
Bonobos refuse to participate when faced with unequal rewards, reinforcing the highly contentious debate about inequity aversion in animals
How understanding animal behavior, including tool use, can shed light on human behavior and culture
A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central Sahara during the African humid period more than 7,000 years ago
Researchers develop a new potential standard tool for studying prehistoric transitional periods
In Homo sapiens, facial growth stops at puberty
Wild chimpanzees choose just the right tools for the job
Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was habitually upright, but also small and vulnerable to…
Far-reaching genetic ties between the Mongolian steppe and Central Europe under Hun rule
Great apes, like humans, remember objects better when introduced by a social agent, but develop this skill only in adulthood
Economic need and past actions affect whether there is cooperation or antagonism between groups
Stone tools may be by-products of using percussion tools
Study shows human influence has led to loss of chimpanzee culture and calls for conservation strategies to include preserving cultural distinctiveness
Ancient genomes show integration of genetically different groups to the same early medieval Avar society in the Vienna Basin, Austria
A new method for detecting hidden genetic relationships in animal populations
Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria
New approach to testing ancestral links between language families
Syphilis originated in the Americas prior to the arrival of Columbus, and European colonialism made it globally dominant
Genomes of seven early Europeans show they belonged to a small, isolated group that had recently mixed with Neandertals but left no present-day…
Scientists unravel timing and impact of Neandertal gene flow into early modern humans
