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Scientists found an 8-year-old Neanderthal child in a Belgian cave, and the molar DNA found is said to be the oldest human genetic code ever sequenced, turning one hillside into a rare window on our deep past- Discovery of 16 human bones changed the course of history. How they survived 40,000 years ago and did climate change made them extinct?
- 14,400 years ago, five people and a canid entered an Italian cave using pine twigs for light
- In 2024, scientists studied a 52,000-year-old mammoth, and found something ancient DNA was never expected to keepA remarkably preserved Siberian woolly mammoth, dating back 52,000 years, has yielded an astonishing discovery: fossilized chromosomes. Thi...04 Jun, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
- A single jawbone from Taiwan just changed what scientists knew about DenisovansA mysterious ancient jawbone found in Taiwan has been identified as a Denisovan man. This discovery rewrites our understanding of these ear...29 May, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
- Neanderthal babies may have grown at surprisingly rapid speeds compared with modern humansScientists unearthed a Neanderthal infant, Amud 7, in Israel. Its bones and brain were larger than expected for its age. This suggests Nean...08 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
- Archaeologists Found 115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Where They Shouldn’t BeFossilized human footprints discovered in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert, dating back 115,000 years, challenge traditional migration theories....28 Apr, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
- From Dirt to Discovery: How Cave Sediments Are Revealing Ice Age Species Without BonesResearchers are now analyzing ancient DNA found in soil to identify extinct species, revolutionizing prehistoric ecosystem research. This i...09 Apr, 2026, 05.23 PM IST
- What Was Hidden in Gibraltar’s Cliffs for 40,000 Years? Archaeologists Just Found OutArchaeologists unearthed a sealed chamber in Gibraltar's Vanguard Cave. This untouched space, sealed for 40,000 years, preserves a unique g...13 Mar, 2026, 10.05 PM IST
- Neanderthals’ meat-only diet should have killed them; scientists finally reveal how maggot menu kept them aliveNew research suggests Neanderthals may have supplemented their meat-heavy diets with maggots and fermented animal foods. Chemical signature...09 Sep, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
- Advanced weapons built 80,000 years ago, unearthed in Russia, has no human connectionAn 80,000-year-old bone spear tip, unearthed in Russia, challenges previous assumptions about Neanderthal capabilities. This discovery sugg...13 May, 2025, 12.18 PM IST
- Ancient bones in German cave challenge timeline of Homo sapiens' arrival in EuropeBone fragments discovered in Ilsenhohle cave in central Germany have rewritten the early history of Homo sapiens in Europe. The findings, d...01 Feb, 2024, 03.22 PM IST
- Meet Svante Paabo, the Swedish scientist who won Nobel in medicine. His father got it in 1982Techniques that Paabo spearheaded allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and that of other hominins - the Denisovans as...04 Oct, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
- Nobel Prize winner Svante Paabo's work: Neanderthal genome, DenisovansSvante Paabo and colleagues extracted and sequenced the first Neanderthal genome from ancient bones. He also brought to light the existence...03 Oct, 2022, 08.21 PM IST
- Nobel prize in medicine awarded for research on evolutionSwedish scientist Svante Paabo won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for his discoveries on human evolution that provided key insi...03 Oct, 2022, 05.25 PM IST
- Homo who? A new mystery human species has been discovered in IsraelAs researchers Israel Hershkovitz, Yossi Zaidner and colleagues detail in two companion studies published in Science, this archaic human co...25 Jun, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
- Decoded: what caused Neanderthals to die outLondon, Aug 5 (IANS) Early modern humans and Neanderthals shared a similar diet -- consisting mainly of mammoth and plants -- and also comp...05 Aug, 2017, 06.12 PM IST
- Neanderthals were adept at making tools, artefactsLondon, Sep 21 (IANS) Neanderthals were far smarter than previously thought as researchers have confirmed that our ancient cousins were res...21 Sep, 2016, 02.05 PM IST
- Diseases carried by humans linked to Neanderthal extinctionScientists from universities of Cambridge and Oxford Brookes in the UK have reviewed the latest evidence gleaned from pathogen genomes and ...11 Apr, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
- 'Altamura Man' fossil provides oldest Neanderthal DNA sampleScientists have confirmed that 'Altamura Man', a partially preserved fossil discovered in a cave in Italy, is a Neanderthal.06 Apr, 2015, 02.03 PM IST
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