The Oldest Human Genomes in Europe Show How an Entire Branch of Humanity Disappeared
An ancient human lineage roamed Europe's frozen tundra for nearly 80 generations. Then they died out.
Tag: migration
Modern Humans and Neanderthals Had Kids for 7,000 Years and the Legacy Lives in Our Genes
Most of us have Neanderthal ancestors, and now scientists how revealed important details about how their DNA shape us today.
Humans experience jet lag, but migratory animals don’t. Here’s why
Flying on an airplane switches time zones too quickly, leaving no time for our bodies to adjust.
These incredible butterflies migrate over the Atlantic
These delicate yet resilient insects have been found to traverse an astonishing distance of over 4,200 kilometers from West Africa ...
Facebook ads can be used to gauge cultural similarity between countries
Social media knows everything about us.
Genomic studies uncover the tale of the first Bronze Age civilizations in Europe
Their customs and advances still shape our lives today.
Tight border policies risk leaving millions of migrants stranded in countries hard-hit by climate change
How we treat these lines on a map can have huge consequences for individual lives.
Nordic Bronze Age helped define migration patterns in Denmark
Starting around 1600 BC, southern Scandinavia became closely linked to long-distance metal trade elsewhere in Europe.
Ancient Neanderthal genomes reveal surprising twist in their settling of Europe
DNA analysis reveals fresh details about how Neanderthals moved across Europe and Asia.
Ancient DNA reveals two previously unknown migrations into South America
We're beginning to understand who were the first Americans in greater detail.
Where crows go in the winter — and other stories about migration
We see them ever so often, but there's so much still shrouded in mystery.
The story of human dispersal out of Africa started 60,000 years earlier than previously thought
The history of mankind's humble beginnings has been rewritten.
Death of a dynasty: west North America lost over 95% of its monarch butterflies in 35 years
One of the continent's most dazzling displays dies with them.
Found: oldest settlement in North America, confirms local tribe history
The ancient stories held some truth after all.
First humans might have arrived in North America 10,000 years earlier during the Last Glacial Maximum
A new study seems to suggest that an old but controversial hypothesis may be true. Humans might have first arrived ...
Interactive map shows which paths animals need to take to flee climate change
Visualizing the impending migration of birds, amphibians, and mammals.
Did the earliest Americans walk on ice or cross on water? New study sparks debate
How did people get to America, and when? A new, 'pioneering and neat' study may have some answers.
These migrating birds fly non-stop for six months
A truly amazing animal.
Challenging the “Out of Africa” theory, one tooth at a time
Recent fossils unearthed in the Chinese province of Daoxian come to unravel the story of humanity’s spread as we know ...
Maps that explain today’s major migration routes
Syrian refugees are making headlines all over the world, but while their story is worth covering, there are millions other ...
Innovation 101 – migratory study offers insight into how humans develop new technology and ideas
The human inovation process is more of a slow, steady climb than a sum of great leaps, a new University ...
The first Americans came from Russia’s frozen expanse, Siberia, some 23,000 years ago
The first humans to reach the Americas came from Siberia in a single group some 23,000 years ago, at the ...
Isotopes inside salmon ear tell a fishy story
According to a new study, just like tree rings carry with them hints about previous dry or rainy years, bones ...
Awesome tiny birds cross the Atlantic in one go without stopping
More than half a century in question, scientists now confirm that the tiny blackpoll warbler flies nonstop over the North ...
Weird cloud picked up on radar was actually Monarch Butterflies
The US Weather Service captured this strange anomaly, which was in fact the monarch butterfly "cloud". Image: U.S. National Weather ...
Puffins in trouble as numbers dwindle
Where do birds go in the winter? That's a question many of us asked, as kids. Well puffins are currently ...
120 million crabs hit the streets
Image by Lilolebob. Every year, around this time of year, more than 100 million determined crabs take to the streets ...
