Recent archaeological discoveries across the Americas are reshaping our understanding of ancient history. At the forefront is ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed 6,000-year-old human skeletons in Colombia that possess a DNA ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

Until now, researchers had only uncovered a few tantalizing hints that humans had reached the American continent by this time ...

It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

Scientists have discovered that a gene called MUC19, inherited from Denisovans through ancient interbreeding, may have played a vital role in helping Indigenous ancestors adapt as they migrated into ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use—people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or easing gum pain with makeshift "toothpicks." ...

Follow ancient humans’ journey into an icy and perilous new land. Follow ancient humans’ perilous journey into the Americas, where a frigid Ice Age landscape, mammoths, and other fearsome beasts ...

A handler holds her Chihuahua dogs in the grooming area at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on February 10, 2025, in New York City. Andres Kudacki ...