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A study of ancient DNA from Europeans between 1,700 and 45,000 years ago suggests that 63 percent of them had dark skin.

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Scientists have revealed the faces of two Stone Age sisters who may have been the victims of human sacrifice around 6,000 ...

Zoonoses—diseases that spread from animals to humans—began to gain prevalence some 6,500 years ago with the rise of animal husbandry, a new study suggests ...

"Scrumping by the last common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans about 10 million years ago could explain why ...

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"Scrumping by the last common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans about 10 million years ago could explain why humans are so astoundingly good at digesting alcohol," Nathaniel Dominy, the ...