A study reveals the continuous evolutionary history of rice from wild to domesticated over an astonishing span of 100,000 years, confirming that China is the birthplace of rice (Oryza sativa)
Early ancestral bottleneck in the early to middle Pleistocene could’ve spelled the end for humans, a study published on Science
Scientists zero in on timing, causes of Ice Age mammal extinctions in Southern California: a new study published in Science
An extreme glacial cooling event around 1.1 million years ago challenges the idea of continuous early human occupation of Europe
Linguistics and genetics combine to suggest a new hybrid hypothesis for the origin of the Indo-European languages
Ethical challenges of studying historical DNA that connects living people to enslaved and free African Americans at Catoctin Furnace, an early ironworks (18th–19th century)
Written sources document that kissing was practiced by the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago
Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity, according to a new study in the journal Science
A landmark study on history of horses in the American West, published in Science, relies on Native knowledge
Genome Research: origin and evolution of vine. Grapevine is among the world’s oldest crops. Wine was one of the oldest products traded
