ARCHAEOLOGY

Native Americans Might Have Domesticated Bobcats 2,000 Years Ago

A bobkitten was found buried wearing a necklace in an ancient funeral mound in Illinois.

Neanderthals Didn't Eat Rabbits. Was That a Big Mistake?

It was never wabbit season (or duck season) for the Neanderthals.

Explore 30,000 Years of African Rock Art

The British Museum has digitized gorgeous images of rock art from across the continent.

Ice Age Mummified Puppy Is Oldest Ever Found

Svante Pääbo, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Modern Human's Great-Great-Grandparent May Have Been a Neanderthal

He was up to 10 percent Neanderthal.

Kennewick Man's genome was sequenced at the GeoGenetics lab at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Kennewick Man's DNA Solves Scientific Controversy

Scientists have cracked the genome of a man who died in the Pacific Northwest 8500 years ago—and his descendants still live nearby.

Scientists Say They've Found a New Species of Human Ancestor

430,000-Year-Old Skull Could Feature Oldest Evidence of Murder

It’s easy to see how people could have confused this elephant skull for the remains of a giant Greek monster.

8 Types of Imaginary Creatures 'Discovered' In Fossils

These eight fossils have been displayed as “evidence” of imaginary beasts like unicorns, dragons, and sea monsters.

20 Adult Camps for the Young At Heart

When a presidential candidate says adults in America are suffering from a "fun deficit," you know it's time to take the issue seriously. The following 20 camps are alternative ways to spend your allotted vacation time.

Museum Curators Accidentally Ruin King Tut Burial Mask

The details of this story are a little unclear as the three conservators, all of whom only agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity, gave conflicting reports. But here's the general gist of it...

Unearthing Richard III: The Luckiest Find in History

All it took to locate the bones of Richard III was 500 years, a psychic vision, and a grassroots movement.