A recent study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the role of carrion in the subsistence of human populations ...

A new study by a Utah anthropologist, based on genetic evidence, concludes that the colonizers of Sahul arrived later than ...

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Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land itself. Sea water divides the sunset and a ghost land of corals in New Ireland, ...

Spirituality may have evolved during the Paleolithic from a brain circuit that was originally involved in the control of fear ...

Parts of the federal government have effectively stopped operating after congressional leaders failed to strike a deal before the Oct. 1 shutdown deadline. Despite negotiation efforts, lawmakers could ...

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GÖBEKLITEPE, TURKEY—Dating back more than 12,000 years, the Neolithic site of Göbeklitepe is considered the world’s oldest monumental religious sanctuary. It is famous for its enigmatic enclosures ...

A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the researcher points to panspermia, a theory that life or the ingredients for life came ...

Gov. Wes Moore laid blame at leaders before him for some of the details included in two scathing audits published recently as pressure mounts for him and his administration to take action to ensure ...

Tottenham Hotspur conceded twice as many goals to Brighton on Saturday as they had in four games to begin the 2025-26 Premier League season, but Thomas Frank’s men fought back for a 2-2 draw and a ...

Did Human Sacrifice Really Happen In Iron Age Britain?' "Classical sources tell us the druids are probably a combination of ritual specialists, philosophers perhaps involved in some political decision ...