Jul 29 2011
Humans Crowded Out Neanderthals
A swell of modern humans outnumbered Neanderthals in Europe nearly 10 to one.
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May 12 2011
Neanderthals’ Last Stand Possibly Found
A newly found prehistoric toolkit suggests Neanderthals may have lingered in the Ural Mountains as recently as 33,000 years ago.
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Mar 24 2011
Earliest Americans Arrived Even Earlier
A new site discovered in Texas was occupied 15,000 years ago.
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Mar 08 2011
Software Estimates Disaster Death and Injuries
A new system could help emergency responders estimate casualties before catastrophe strikes, giving them ample time to prepare.
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Feb 26 2011
What Would an Interstellar Mission Look Like?
Guest contributor Robert Adams explains his mission analysis role in Project Icarus and discusses how a spacecraft could travel to another star.
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Feb 17 2011
Skull Caps Used as Ice Age Cups
An English cave serves up the oldest known vessels made from human skulls.
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Jan 27 2011
Ancestors Left Africa Earlier Than Thought
Artifacts found in the Middle East suggest that humans left Africa 100,000 years ago.
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Nov 05 2010
World’s Oldest Ax Discovered
A 35,500-year-old ax found on sacred Aboriginal land in Australia is the oldest tool of its kind ever found.
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Oct 28 2010
Humans Crafted Complex Tools Earlier Than Thought
Once thought to have originated in Europe, a tool-making technique was in fact used by prehistoric Africans some 75,000 years ago.
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Oct 01 2010
Oldest High-Altitude Settlements Discovered
The remains of fires, stone tools and food surface at six campsites dating back up to 49,000 years.
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