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Early Homo sapiens may have lived in rainforests, new clues suggest — and it could overturn our understanding of human evolutionThe long-held idea that rainforests held a minor role in our species' evolution is changing — and our ability to adapt to these tropical areas may give insight about "what it means to be uniquely human."
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Some of the last surviving Neanderthals were remarkably diverse — suggesting inbreeding didn't doom themSome Neanderthals living in northwestern Europe after 52,500 years ago were surprisingly diverse, suggesting that they didn't all go extinct due to inbreeding.
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'A weird result from an already weird hominin': Archaeologists discover all Homo naledi skeletons found in South African cave are femaleA cutting-edge analysis of the teeth from Homo naledi skeletons in a South African cave system found no males within the group. Experts are unsure what to make of the finding.
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Hanging lamp in the form of a sandaled right foot: A 1,600-year-old bronze lamp with multilayered Christian symbolismAstonishing Artifacts This rare, foot-shaped oil lamp had multiple layers of meaning in early Christianity, including symbolizing enlightenment and Christian pilgrimage.
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Denisovan DNA influences the immune systems of modern Oceanians — but researchers aren't sure whyGenes inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans are actively playing a role in the immune system of some people from Oceania.
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5,000-year-old 'prototype' Stonehenge aligning with solstices discovered near the famous Stone Age monumentThe discovery of two ancient holes at Stonehenge suggests people placed posts there to help observe the summer and winter solstices around 5,000 years ago.
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'It's a huge deal': Archaeologists discover second cannonball from the Battle of the Alamo, and it was likely fired by TexansArchaeologists have discovered a second cannonball from the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, and now they have one from each side.
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Oldest known plague victims found in a 5,500-year-old burial ground in Siberia — and many of them were childrenThe oldest known evidence of the plague killing people has been found in Siberia, and it carried a gene that may have made it particularly deadly for children.
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5,000-year-old burial of man with battered skull found in kiln in Germany — and he may have been a human sacrificeAn injured man from the Corded Ware culture was buried in a pit previously used as a kiln, and he may have been sacrificed.
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