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Giant armadillo fossil reveals humans were in South America for a surprisingly long time

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. More than 20,000 years ago, in what is now Argentina, some of the first humans in the Americas encountered and dismembered a giant armadillo-like creature with stone tools, according to a new study. The discovery,… Read More »

Unprecedented evidence of humans occupying ‘lava tubes’ could fill gaps in the archaeological record, scientists say

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Thousands of years ago, people living in the Arabian Peninsula went underground when they wanted to escape the heat. They likely stopped there as they traveled between oases and pastures, diving into vast underground tunnels… Read More »

7,000 years ago, people hid in underground lava tube caves with sheep, goats and works of art.

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Thousands of years ago, people living in the Arabian Peninsula went underground when they wanted to escape the heat. They likely stopped there as they traveled between oases and pastures, diving into vast underground tunnels… Read More »

Bones found in 8-metre-deep pit could ‘fundamentally change’ the history of humanity in Europe

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Microscopic protein and DNA fragments obtained from bones discovered in 8-meter-deep cave soil revealed that Neanderthals and humans probably lived side by side in Northern Europe until 45,000 years ago. Genetic analysis of fossils found… Read More »

What ancient bones reveal about the earliest Europeans?

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Microscopic protein and DNA fragments obtained from bones discovered in 8-meter-deep cave soil revealed that Neanderthals and humans probably lived side by side in Northern Europe until 45,000 years ago. Genetic analysis of fossils found… Read More »