A cutting-edge technique for analyzing fossil tooth enamel is revealing remarkable new information about 2 million-year-old ...

A study of more than 100 genomes from people who lived in ancient China has unmasked a "ghost" in their midst.

Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus.

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They've extracted fragments of enamel proteins from the teeth of fossils of the species Paranthropus robustus and used them ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos, share close genetic ties with humans but exhibit distinct physical and behavioral traits.

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Researchers have extracted 2 million-year-old protein remains from ancient pre-human teeth to reveal biological sex and ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the purpose of a 1,500-year-old bucket at Sutton Hoo, revealing that it was used as a cremation vessel for an important Anglo-Saxon figure.

Beginning a chain of events that will presumably lead to the origin of our universe's Spider-Man, researchers in Germany have ...

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