Ancient humans news, articles and features | New Scientist /topic/ancient-humans/ Science news and science articles from New Scientist Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:20:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 242057827 Denisovans may have dwarfed other ancient humans /article/2584088-denisovans-may-have-dwarfed-other-ancient-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:12:43 +0000 /article/2584088-auto-draft/ 2584088 What primates tell us about the evolutionary origins of keeping pets /article/2583030-what-primates-tell-us-about-the-evolutionary-origins-of-keeping-pets/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 /article/2583030-auto-draft/ 2583030 The 85-million-year timeline of human evolution /article/2583039-timeline-of-human-evolution/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 /article/2583039-auto-draft/ 2583039 The genome of a long-extinct ancient human is hiding within us /article/2582522-the-genome-of-a-long-extinct-ancient-human-is-hiding-within-us/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000 /article/2582522-auto-draft/ 2582522 Woolly mammoths butchered by humans were mostly female /article/2582513-woolly-mammoths-butchered-by-humans-were-mostly-female/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 /article/2582513-auto-draft/ 2582513 Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa /article/2581351-mystery-hominin-left-big-footprints-at-ancient-lake-in-africa/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000 /article/2581351-auto-draft/ 2581351 How humans evolved to be twice as big as our ancestors /article/2533221-how-humans-evolved-to-be-twice-as-big-as-our-ancestors/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:00:03 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2533221 2533221 Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans /article/2533108-artefacts-hint-at-cultural-exchange-between-neanderthals-and-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:00:04 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2533108 2533108 ‘Hobbit’ hominins scavenged meat left over by Komodo dragons /article/2532777-hobbit-hominins-scavenged-meat-left-over-by-komodo-dragons/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:38 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2532777 2532777 Humans sleep the least of all apes – is it the secret to our success? /article/2530704-humans-sleep-the-least-of-all-apes-is-it-the-secret-to-our-success/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ancient-humans&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:45 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2530704 2530704