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Research raises questions about role of competition in human evolution
Special feature explores the origins, development, and future of a multidisciplinary field of research
Genetic analysis challenges traditional narratives about Pompeii’s past and reveals Pompeians’ cosmopolitan ancestry
Alexander Herbig receives ERC Synergy Grant to study the complex influences of genetics, environment, society and climate on disease outcomes
Genetic study of the wider Caucasus region shows how movement of people and innovation transfer enabled pastoralists to exploit the steppe zones of…
Historically small population at high risk of extinction
A new study shows that word-initial consonants are systematically lengthened across a diverse sample of languages
10,000-year-old human genomes are genetically similar to those of ethnic groups living in the region today
Harald Ringbauer receives ERC Starting Grant to study the DNA of Medieval Black Death victims
Bacho Kiro Cave provides key insights into the technological and behavioral evolution of pioneer Homo sapiens in Europe
Study on Issa Valley chimpanzees challenges traditional views on arboreal behaviour and hominin evolution
Leipzig scientists analyse 21,000 cells from tissue samples
Study highlights economic and environmental efficiency of Indigenous harvesting in the Canadian Arctic communities
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
