A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, led by Dr. Elena Fiorin and her colleagues investigated the potential use of mercury-based treatments for leprosy during the late ...

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A major genetic analysis of over 3,200 Japanese individuals reveals a more complex ancestry than previously thought, ...

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An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands ...

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A 59,000-year-old Neandertal molar unearthed in Siberia was drilled with a stone tool – the earliest evidence of primitive ...

Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic ...

K’gari’s iconic lakes have existed for tens of thousands of years—but they haven’t always been full. New research shows that about 7,500 years ago, during a time of high rainfall, several of the ...

Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have found that ethnicity and geography may influence human molecular ...

The nightmare that jolts you awake at 3 a.m. isn’t a malfunction. It may be one of the oldest survival systems in the human ...