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New imaging has upended a decades-old assumption about Japan’s earliest “humans.” The finding doesn’t erase the past—it ...

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In a landmark study, scientists have reconstructed ancient DNA from Burzahom, a Neolithic site in Kashmir, revealing genetic ...

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

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DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ...

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