Ancient DNA analysis challenges our understanding of the ancient Phoenician-Punic civilization. An international team of researchers analyzing genome-wide data from 210 ancient individuals has found ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

DNA analysis from two naturally mummified individuals from Libya: More than 7,000 years ago, during the so-called African Humid Period (Green Sahara), a long isolated human lineage ... Max Planck ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

Study challenges long-held assumptions about the Mediterranean Phoenician-Punic civilization, one of the most influential ...

Bonobos create complex, meaningful combinations of calls resembling human language, challenging assumptions about humans’ ...

In many parts of the world, people lived by hunting, fishing and gathering until groups of farmers arrived. This date varies ...

The new ancient DNA study sequenced human remains from this and other ... Director at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and Michael McCormick of Harvard University, an ...

New research shows oxytocin levels in lemur brains may drive social shifts, offering insight into behavior and evolution.