Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...

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O ne of the largest collections of human and animal bones ever seen in a Roman feature in Britain has been discovered inside ...

Research on ancient footprints in Kenya demonstrates coexistence of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei 1.5 million years ...

Prosecutors are fighting to keep a Virginia man behind bars after they say investigators found what could be the largest ...

Strolling by on a quiet day, you probably wouldn’t guess what lies beneath: an underground chapel decorated with 40,000 to 70,000 human skeletons. The church itself was built around 1400 ...

Authorities discovered 11 graves containing 12 skeletons in Ascension municipality near the U.S. border, the state prosecutor's office said in a statement. "The discovery was made during tracking ...

China has launched the first of its new line of amphibious assault ships and its biggest one yet, strengthening what is already the world's largest navy. The Sichuan, a type 076 new-generation ...

One figure widely quoted by pest control companies: There are 1,000 pounds of termites for every human on Earth. If you like big numbers, the 2018 report is delicious reading. Recently ...

China has launched the first of its new line of amphibious assault ships and its biggest one yet, strengthening what is already the world's largest navy. The Sichuan, a type 076 new-generation ...

Authorities discovered the skeletal remains in 11 graves in Ascension, about 180km (110 miles) west of Ciudad Juarez, near the border with the United States, the state prosecutor’s office said ...