Turns out Homo sapiens are older than we previously thought... like, way older

The earliest members of our species go back... 230,000 years back

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 day ago

This mysterious ancient civilization’s DNA was not what we thought it was 

The origins of the ancient Etruscans had remained an unsolved mystery hidden in their DNA — until now.

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago

Makeup was lethal 5,000 years ago, because it was laced with mercury

The earliest cases of human mercury poisoning were caused by a red pigment made from cinnabar.

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 month ago

Dinosaur pets! Ancient humans hatched and raised giant dino-birds

It's a living.

By Cassidy Ward 2 months ago

Cooperation might have cost us a chunk of our brains 3,000 years ago!

You can have civilization, but it's going to cost you.

By Cassidy Ward 2 months ago

Newly unearthed human species 'Homo bodoensis' might be our direct ancestor

Homo bodoensis is a human ancestor that was discovered through existing fossils mistaken for other species.

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 months ago

Neanderthals could talk, and it probably wasn’t the “ooga booga” you expected

By Elizabeth Rayne 10 months ago

Did this skeleton just tell us when homo sapiens first stood up?

By Elizabeth Rayne 10 months ago

Human sacrifice that ripped victims’ hearts out was more than just horror-movie gore

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago