For the first time, scientists have reconstructed ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from archaeological human remains more than two millennia old. The study, led by the ...

A groundbreaking discovery from ancient DNA has solved a longstanding puzzle regarding two prehistoric individuals, revealing ...

The study of a 1,900-year-old vial found in Pergamon suggests that the Romans used feces as medicine, and thyme to mask the ...

Oregon’s Paisley Caves and a nearby rockshelter have led archaeologists to rethink when humans first reached North America. Evidence from ancient human waste, stone tools, and markings appears much ...

For the first time, scientists have reconstructed ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from archaeological human remains more than two millennia old. The study, led by the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were ...

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity on a humble field in Barnham in the U.K. county of Suffolk. According to Chris Stringer of ...

Prehistoric hominids have been exposed to poisonous lead for at least 2 million years, a study of fossil teeth suggests, and modern humans may have evolved to cope with the toxic metal better than our ...