In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

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The witch hat can be seen everywhere, from Halloween costumes to Hollywood films. But what many may not know is that a particular group of “witches” in northwestern China have, for decades, haunted ...

Prehistoric hominids have been exposed to poisonous lead for at least 2 million years, a study of fossil teeth suggests, and modern humans may have evolved to cope with the toxic metal better than our ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ind. (WSIL) -- The Fayette County coroner announced a groundbreaking discovery of human remains which he says adds historical significance to the community. The Fayette County Coroner ...

Lead exposure has been thought to be a uniquely modern phenomenon. Exposure to lead by ancient humans could have given modern humans a survival advantage over other species – more specifically, their ...

The researchers were able to link this ancient exposure to potential neurological effects. In modern humans, lead is a neurotoxin known to impair cognition, learning, and social behavior. We carry the ...

Paranthropus boisei fossils date to 1.52 million years ago Species was a member of the human evolutionary lineage Fossils show it would have been able to grasp stone tools Oct 17 (Reuters) - ...

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City of Toronto officials and archeological experts say they believe they've found the ancient remains of five individuals outside an east-end home where an investigation has been underway for nearly ...