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Potato Domestication Drove AMY1 Gene Surge in Indigenous Andeans

Researchers report Quechua-speaking Peruvians carry about 10 copies of a saliva enzyme gene, the highest known in any population.

Seismic Imaging Reveals Ultra-Thin Crust at Turkana Rift Signaling Advanced Breakup Stage

Malaria Steered Early Human Settlement Across Africa, Study Finds

Egypt Jaw Fossil Recasts Great Ape Origins

José María Bermúdez de Castro Wins Jovellanos Essay Prize for ‘Hijos de África’

Birch Tar Made With Neanderthal Methods Shows Antibiotic Activity, Study Finds

New Study Finds Left-Handers More Hypercompetitive, Less Competition-Averse

Enculturated Chimps Zero In on Crystals, Hinting at Ancient Aesthetic Roots

X‑Chromosome Study Points to Sex‑Biased Human–Neanderthal Pairings Led by Neanderthal Males

Genomes Pinpoint When Malaria Vectors Began Preferring Human Blood

Study Traces Mosquitoes’ Human-Biting Origin to Early Hominins in Sundaland

Yunxian Homo Erectus Skulls Re-Dated to About 1.77 Million Years

12,000-Year-Old Sewn Hide From Oregon Caves Is Oldest Yet, Study Finds

At Davos, Elon Musk Sets Aggressive Timelines for AI, Robotaxis, Humanoids and Starship

67,800-Year-Old Hand Stencil in Indonesian Cave Sets New Oldest Rock Art Record

67,800-Year-Old Hand Stencil on Indonesia’s Muna Island Sets Oldest Cave Art Record

Earliest Direct Evidence Shows Hunters Used Poisoned Arrows 60,000 Years Ago

Oldest Direct Evidence of Poisoned Arrows Found on 60,000-Year-Old Tools in South Africa

Scientists Find 60,000-Year-Old Evidence of Poisoned Hunting Weapons in South Africa

9,500-Year-Old Malawi Find Is Africa’s Earliest Cremation and Oldest Adult Pyre