An artistic representation of the Gotlant burial of a Viking-era woman with a modified skull Current Swedish Archaeology / Mirosław Kuźma / Matthias Toplak Examples of artificially altered bones ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their ...

A massive gravesite — dating back at least 1,300 years — was unearthed in central Mexico, offering a glimpse into the cultural practices of the region’s pre-Hispanic occupants. The remains of 48 ...

View post: This World-Record Diver Shows the Power of Breath Control A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our ...

View post: Major Upgrade Coming to Nation's Second-Most-Popular National Park The next time you wince from an ice-cold drink or a too-hot slice of pizza, blame your ancestors. Specifically, the ...

Our sensitive teeth originally evolved from the "body armor" of extinct fish that lived 465 million years ago, scientists say. In a new study, the researchers showed how sensory tissue discovered on ...

Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and ...