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Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright

A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism.

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Roman Empire Skeletons Found Under Vienna Soccer Field

April 4, 2025April 5, 2025Eve SampsonComments Off on Roman Empire Skeletons Found Under Vienna Soccer Field

Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome battled Germanic people nearly 2,000 years ago.

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A Grisly Discovery at a Bronze Age Mass Grave: The Victims Were Eaten, Too

December 17, 2024December 18, 2024Ali WatkinsComments Off on A Grisly Discovery at a Bronze Age Mass Grave: The Victims Were Eaten, Too

“It’s taken us all aback,” said a professor who led a study revealing that 37 people in a prehistoric site in England were likely consumed by their attackers.

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A Grisly Discovery at a Bronze Age Mass Grave: The Victims Were Eaten, Too

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024Ali WatkinsComments Off on A Grisly Discovery at a Bronze Age Mass Grave: The Victims Were Eaten, Too

“It’s taken us all aback,” said a professor who led a study revealing that 37 people in a prehistoric site in England were likely consumed by their attackers.

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A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species

October 26, 2024Emily AnthesComments Off on A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species

With a new database of medical images, zoo and wildlife vets can finally see what healthy uncommon animals, from rhinos and tamarins to pangolins and sea stars, should look like on the inside.

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Berlin Honors Earliest Settlers, Whose Bones Shared Their Secrets

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024SARAH MASLIN NIRComments Off on Berlin Honors Earliest Settlers, Whose Bones Shared Their Secrets

Archaeologists unearthed some 4,000 ancient skeletons from the heart of the city. After years of study, they were reinterred in a rare and solemn tribute.

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In Ancient Bones, a Reminder That Northern Ireland’s Ghosts Are Never Far

February 29, 2024March 1, 2024Ali WatkinsComments Off on In Ancient Bones, a Reminder That Northern Ireland’s Ghosts Are Never Far

When skeletal remains surfaced in Northern Ireland last year, the discovery was shaded with a discomforting question: Was this an archaeological site, or a crime scene?

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Genetic Signature of Down Syndrome Found in Ancient Bones

February 20, 2024February 21, 2024CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Genetic Signature of Down Syndrome Found in Ancient Bones

The discovery may help shed light on how prehistoric societies treated children with rare conditions.

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Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023Gina KolataComments Off on Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die

While a narrative emerged that the pandemic indiscriminately struck the young and healthy, new evidence suggests that frail young adults were most vulnerable.

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A Swedish Warship Sank in 1628. It’s Still Yielding Secrets.

April 8, 2023April 10, 2023REMY TUMINComments Off on A Swedish Warship Sank in 1628. It’s Still Yielding Secrets.

Researchers are learning more about those who died after the Vasa sank, including a woman known as “G,” who was long believed by scientists to be a man.

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