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High Nitrogen-15 Levels in Neanderthals Traced to Maggot-Infested Meat

A Science Advances paper finds that maggots feeding on cached meat reserves boosted nitrogen-15 values long seen as proof of hypercarnivory

Study Finds Maggot Consumption Could Explain Neandertals’ High Nitrogen Levels

Sonification and Animation Reveal Chaotic Pole Dynamics During Ancient Magnetic Flip

300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools from China Overturn East Asian Paleolithic Narratives

Poland’s Mammoth Tusk Boomerang Dated to 40,000 Years Ago

Tumat Puppies Confirmed as 14,000-Year-Old Wolf Cubs

Humans Developed Ecological Flexibility in Africa Before Migrating Into Eurasia

Ulli Lust Becomes First Comic Artist to Win German Non-Fiction Book Prize

Genetic Study Confirms Siberian Tumat ‘Puppies’ Are Ancient Wolf Cubs

Collagen Peptide Markers Unlock Identities of Extinct Australian Megafauna

Forensic Police Authenticate 43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint in Spain

Spanish Pebble Yields 43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Face Abstraction, Fingerprint

Ice Age Mammoth Tooth Uncovered on Suedlink Site in Baden-Württemberg

43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint on Ochre Pebble Reveals Early Symbolic Art

43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint Unearthed in Segovia

South Korea's Bangucheon Petroglyphs Poised for UNESCO World Heritage Listing

Schöninger Spears Reassessed to Be 200,000 Years Old, Challenging Previous Estimates

Giant Kangaroos' Small Home Ranges and Limited Mobility Linked to Extinction

Study Links Human Adaptations to Survival During Ancient Magnetic Field Weakening

Ice Age Humans Mastered Fire to Survive Harsh Climates, New Research Confirms