I didn't even know 'Dark Genomes' existed.

Over the past 40 years, phones and computers have turned into the world’s largest library. Answers now arrive in seconds.

Neanderthals have become unlikely test cases for the limits of generative AI. A new wave of research argues that when chatbots and image generators try to recreate our ancient cousins, they reveal how ...

Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does not work well, muscles tire faster.

We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour ...

It is impressive how Generative AI can conjure a “day in the life” image of a Neanderthal in seconds. But a new study suggests those scenes often come with a dash of built-in time travel. Researchers ...

Technological advances over the past four decades have turned mobile devices and computers into the world's largest library, ...

An international study, published in the journal Scientific Reports by Nature Publishing Group, has revealed a new Neanderthal site in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Algarve coast of ...

Interpreting the symbolic thoughts and actions of prehistoric humans is therefore highly complicated, especially in relation to Neanderthals or other hominins that don’t belong to the same species as ...

When Neanderthals in Italy were crossing the Alps, it's likely they took refuge in high-altitude bear caves. A new study of stone tools in Caverna Generosa, a cave sitting 1,450 meters up in the ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...