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Ancient human and animal DNA can remain stably localized in sediments, preserved in microscopic fragments of bone and feces
Denisova Cave has yielded new Denisovan remains associated with archaeological artifacts in its lowermost layers dating to 200,000 years ago
The games we play reflect the socio-ecological characteristics of the culture that we are in
DNA from 136 ancient Iberians reveals genomic and social transformations during the Copper Age to Bronze Age transition in southwestern Europe
Genomic study reveals an indigenous Bronze Age population that was genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan
Scientists from all over the world have published guidelines for how human remains should be handled
New insights into the diet of our species' earliest member in the tropical rainforest of Southeast Asia
New insights into the climatic backdrop for an early wave of dispersal of our species into Europe during the last glacial period
New puzzle piece for understanding future natural systems
Scientists screened 1,785 ancient humans genomes from the last 45,000 years for parental relatedness
Frequent cultural, genetic, and social change epitomises the history of central Europe from the Stone Age to the Early Bronze Age
International research team isolates DNA from modern human buried 7,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi
Research team reconstructs genetic histories and social organisation in Neolithic and Bronze Age Croatia
A new study in Behavior Research Methods by a team of researchers in Germany presents the Database of Cross-Linguistic Norms, Ratings, and Relations…
Research team now examines impact of food competition and climate change
Researchers use a computer model to explain how children integrate information during word learning
Sediment DNA tracks 300,000 years of hominin and animal presence at Denisova Cave
Long-term study shows that maternal loss is stressful for immature orphan wild chimpanzees - but only for the first couple of years
Researchers predict massive decline in the range of African great apes over the next 30 years
Researchers spent months observing groups of southern pig-tailed macaques
World Heritage Biodiversity Jewel
Isotopic study of the soldiers of 1491
In the Bolivian Tsimané, who supports who is affected by physical size, social status, and existing cooperative and antagonistic relationships
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in extracting and analyzing Neandertal chromosomal DNA preserved in cave sediments
The chest beats given by adult male gorillas reliably indicate their body size
Ancient genomes shed new light on the earliest Europeans and their relationships with Neandertals
The fossil skull of a woman in Czechia has provided the oldest modern human genome yet reconstructed, representing a population that formed before the…
On April 1, 2021, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the Zoo Leipzig celebrate 20 years of research at the Wolfgang Köhler…
Researchers develop a low-cost and fast method to detect a COVID-19 infection from a pool of gargle lavage samples
A new large-scale study uncovers recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation events
Integrating evidence from genetics and archaeology resarchers shed light on East Asia's population history
Neandertal gene variants both increase and decrease the risk for severe Covid-19
Strong social bonds increases the willingness to join others in battle
Foraging humans, mammals and birds who live in the same place behave similarly
