Pulverized ancient bone can provide DNA to scientists for analysis.
Xin Xu Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
By studying the DNA of people who lived in East Asia thousands of years ago, scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated.
Agricultural civilization led to the transformation of soils and rocks. Here an image of a corn field in Germany.
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As we debate the proposals for what the world after the virus should look like, it is crucial that we understand the roots of what got us here.
A modern mouse lemur Microcebus sits upon the cranium of an extinct Megaladapis lemur.
Dao Van Hoang www.daovanhoang.com
A series of new studies sheds light on the population crash and extinction of the giant birds, lemurs and more that roamed the island until around A.D. 700-1000.
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Ritual feasting emerged around the time humans were beginning to farm. It came to play an important role in societal bonding, much as it does today.