Studies have found Neandertal DNA in people living in - and descended from - populations in Europe, Asia, and, most... more

The Denisovans are a human relative discovered just over a decade ago. The DNA from the very small number of... more

How do we start to reconstruct the soundscapes of the past? Using modern environments, living representatives of ancient groups, and... more

Between 1927 and 1937, paleontologists excavated fossils from about 40 members of the species that today we call Homo erectus... more

Former host of Eons and our current boss Hank Green joins Kallie, Michelle, and Blake for a Q&A episode where... more

There's something strange about the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. The fossils found there date back to the Late Jurassic Period and... more

Deep in the Rising Star Cave system lies a mystery of paleoanthropology: a chamber filled with the bones of Homo... more

Exactly where and when dinosaurs first evolved are still open questions in paleontology; it’s hard to even say what the... more

This episode is a mystery in the most classic literary sense of the word. It’s a whodunit detective story that... more

While the famous La Brea Tar Pits are well-known for charismatic Ice Age megafauna, like sabertooth cats and dire wolves,... more