Pleistocene

Scientists have recently named a new species of human ancestor, Homo bodoensis. Dr. Mirjana Roksandic of the University of Winnipeg in Canada, led a team of researchers in reanalyzing fossils from Africa and Eurasia to precisely define the new species...

In a recent discovery, scientists have successfully revived a tiny roundworm from the Siberian permafrost after it remained in suspended animation for an astonishing 46,000 years. This extraordinary female microscopic creature not only came back to life but also surprised...

There is some inconsistency in the knowledge surrounding the Neanderthal diet. Much, it seems, is due to rapid changes in the flow of unfolding research in archaeology and science. Neanderthals are often associated with cavemen who were sluggish, primitive, and...