Archaeology/Human History

Comparing carbon atoms among mummies reveals vegetarian diets.
Alexander Hellemans, Contributor
To learn about life as a Neanderthal look at children’s graves.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Comparing Native American and Siberian languages suggests a 10,000-year stopover.
Ker Than, Contributor
Tree-ring data sheds light on climate change's historic and modern impact.
Marcus Woo, Contributor
Metal in ancient shipwrecks has value for both historians and scientists.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
Survey of Spanish city data reveals patterns of change.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Long ago, life was nasty, brutal and short -- and well organized.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Detritus from the Gold Rush is heading toward America’s food basket.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Joint differences enabled gigantism in dinosaurs.
Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Contributor
The small world of science laureates.
Sara Rennekamp, Contributing Editor
A tale of an Indonesian volcano, a monk, and the mass graves of London.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Humans' unique throwing ability dawned 2 million years ago.
Chris Gorski, Editor