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In a new study…an international team of scientists led by University of Cagliari bioanthropologist Vitale Stefano Sparacello painstakingly reconstruct what they think likely killed the teenager some 27,500 years ago. The paper is published in the Journal of Anthropological Sciences.

The assemblages in these caves mostly date back to around 12,000 years ago—a time referred to as the Younger Dryas, in which an abrupt cooling event occurred. Prior to this period, temperatures were relatively warmer. The research is now published in Science Advances.

The last common ancestor of all living things did not just suddenly appear on Earth roughly 4.2 billion years ago. Some of its genes came from an even older and more mysterious source…The study was published in Cell Genomics.

New research shows MDMA and psilocybin may restore neural flexibility in people with PTSD, thereby helping the brain unlearn fear and relearn safety.

Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky.

A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested. The study is published in Egypt and the Levant.

These early Arctic people, who had fine-tuned advanced watercraft technology and seafaring skills, repeatedly made the treacherous open-water journey to the islands to access vital maritime resources. The study was published Monday (Feb. 9) in the journal Antiquity.

It’s a piece of Mars that fell to Earth, most likely after a huge impact on the Red Planet. It’s made up of material from around 4.48 billion years ago, making it some of the oldest known Martian material in the solar system. The new paper is available in pre-print on arXiv.

Newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in pieces of music, researchers have discovered, offering insights into a fundamental human trait… “Rhythm seems to be built on very ancient auditory abilities that we share with other primates, while melody appears to depend on human brain specialisations that are shaped by learning after birth”. The research was published in the journal Plos Biology.

How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, published in the American Journal of Archaeology, synthesizing and reevaluating existing archaeological evidence, suggests olive trees have been exploited for more than 6,000 years.

The tools resemble those made by people of the Clovis culture, which is widely recognized as one of the earliest cultures to leave behind archaeological evidence in North America. But strong evidence for the Clovis culture dates back only around 13,000 years…However, more recent evidence has overturned the notion that the Clovis were America’s first people. Footprints at White Sands in New Mexico date to more than 20,000 years. The research was published in Quaternary International.

A deer skull headdress unearthed at an archaeological site in Germany reveals that Stone Age hunter-gatherers shared sacred items, tools and ideas with a farming community there roughly 7,500 years ago, a new study finds. The study was published in the January issue of the journal Antiquity.

A new genetic study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, who inhabit one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, represent one of the most genetically distinctive populations in Europe, shaped by more than a millennium of isolation. The findings, published in Communications Biology, reveal that many lineages can be traced back to the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman period of Greece.

A report from an international coalition of advocacy groups says global drug prohibition has fueled environmental destruction in some of the world’s most critical ecosystems, undermining efforts to address the climate crisis.

Misleading headlines around New Jersey’s psilocybin pilot program reveal how misinformation and weak media literacy are distorting psychedelic policy debates nationwide.

In a new review published in Frontiers in Science, researchers warn that progress in AI and neurotechnology is moving faster than scientific understanding of consciousness. This gap, they argue, could lead to serious ethical problems if it is not addressed.