Thursday, May 28, 2026

Neandertal ancestry influences our immune system in more ways than previously recognized

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  Researchers find surprising links which show that Neandertal ancestry influences our immune system today in ways more nuanced than previou...

South American Indigenous peoples are diverse and descend from a third wave of migration

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  The Indigenous peoples of South America are descended from three waves of migration. According to a study conducted exclusively by researc...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Ancient DNA reveals web of marriage and migration in Peru

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  Long-distance movement, intermarriage and kinship shaped ancient Andean coastal networks before the Inca Empire, new research finds Peer-R...

Close genetic relatedness between distant European megalithic societies

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  Despite distinct archaeological differences, the people from the Western Funnel Beaker culture were more closely related to neighboring Wa...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

People’s consumption of plants began increasing thousands of years before the introduction of agriculture

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  A new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution examining human populations in Sri Lankan tropical rainforests shows that people’s...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Study reveals one of world’s first cities prospered as wealth-gap shrank

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New research reveals that the 4,000-year-old city of Mohenjo-daro defied the ‘rules’ of history by becoming more equal as it became more suc...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Butchering marks on ancient bones tell when Bronze Age people started using more efficient metal tools

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  Recent zooarchaeological research suggests that the transition from stone to metal butchering tools in the southern Levant occurred during...