It's a scenario worthy of a nightmare. Trapped in a 'corkscrew' shaft deep underground and with no hope of escape. At around ...

French explorer Michel Siffre spent more than 60 days underground in July 1962 to discover how the human body would be ...

Researchers from the University of Washington excavating a site in China have found Neanderthal tools dating back almost ...

A multidisciplinary study led by researchers from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of ...

With the passing of centuries, containers became more elaborate. There are ceramic plates, bowls and vases painted to tell ...

During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans’ neighbors ... Levallois tools from Guanyindong Cave in Guizhou Province in south-central China. Levallois tools result from a ...

The first definitive evidence of Middle Paleolithic Quina technology in East Asia has been uncovered in the Longtan site in ...

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation.

If you've ever pictured the builders of Stonehenge or the legendary warriors immortalized in "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," you've likely imagined them all to be white — but that probably wasn't the ...

CSRA has already been successfully used on other prehistoric sites, such as the Vindija Cave in Croatia, where it helped clarify the age of Neanderthal remains. This technique opens new perspectives ...

Neanderthal DNA strengthens the immune system and regulates inflammation Denisovan genes help with altitude adaptation and oxygen use Paleogenetics reveals that human evolution is more complex ...

A man who experienced astonishing side effects after living in an underground cave did the unthinkable by going back to spend another six months down here. Given the fact that our lives are ...