DNA tool allows you to trace your ancient ancestry
The tool allows people to discover how similar they are to the Roman Britons, Vikings or ancient Israelites.
Rembrandt’s Secret Revealed
The secret to Rembrandt's impasto magic unveiled.
Solving the ancient mysteries of Easter Island
Rapa Nui islanders built monuments close to freshwater sources.
Illuminating women’s role in the creation of medieval manuscripts
Analysis of the fossilized dental plaque of a medieval woman reveals lapis lazuli, suggesting she was an accomplished painter of illuminated manuscripts.
Explorer to re-enact prehistoric voyage across the Timor Sea
Preparations being made to begin the voyage in February of 2020.
Peering into Little Foot’s 3.67 million-year-old brain
First ever endocast reconstruction of the nearly complete brain of the hominin known as Little Foot reveals a small brain combining ape-like and human-like features.
Stone tools linked to ancient human ancestors in Arabia have surprisingly recent date
Stone handaxes, similar to those made by early humans as much as 1.5 million years ago, have been dated for the first time in the Arabian Peninsula, to less...
First ancient DNA from mainland Finland reveals origins of Siberian ancestry in region
New study shows that the genetic makeup of northern Europe traces back to migrations from Siberia that began at least 3,500 years ago and that, as recently as the...
Human ancestors not to blame for ancient mammal extinctions in Africa
New research finds grassland expansion drove the decline of giant mammals over the last 4.6 million years.
