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Also using chemical analysis, new study finds no evidence

No evidence in Sahelanthropus postcranial remains supporting habitual bipedalism

An ERC Advanced Grant has been awarded to Wolfgang Haak, head of the Molecular Anthropology Research Group in the Department of Archaeogenetics at the…

Scientists reconstruct ancient genomes of the two most deadly malaria parasites, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum

Ancient Maya genomes reveal the practice of male twin sacrifice and the enduring genetic legacy of colonial-era epidemics

Genetic analyses of Celtic burial mounds from 500 BCE reveal close relationships and provide new insights into the power structures of early Celtic…

First-mover advantage may be key to success in the music industry

Mateja Hajdinjak starts a new Max Planck Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig

Linguistic analysis provides insight into the vocabularies for body parts in more than a thousand languages

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences honors Jenny Tung for her outstanding contributions

Isotopic evidence reveals surprising dietary practices of pre-agricultural human groups in Morocco

Using ancient DNA and archaeological evidence to unravel the kinship, social practices and transformations of early medieval steppe groups in Europe

More than a third of Africa’s great ape population faces risks related to mining

New study suggests animals can live alongside humans—if they are risk-analysis experts

Researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA) in Leipzig, Germany, present the results of 15 years of archaeogenetic…

Ancient genomes show that the main genetic variant responsible for fatty liver diseases dates back to beyond the split from Neanderthals

Chimpanzees may use social learning to acquire new skills

Study shows multiple pathways connect early life adversity to later life health

Burials show that children with Down Syndrome and Edwards Syndrome were recognized as members of their communities

New simulation model shows that the evolution of sustainable institutions critically depends on clearly defined and enforced access rights