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We are not one, but many. New research shows an 80/20 split in our genes from two distinct proto-human lineages, millions of years ago. Source: Sérgio Valle Duarte / CC BY 3.0.

Rewriting Human Evolution: Not One Lineage of Man, but Two?

All That History March 21, 2025

A new study from a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has upended...

The baby mammoth has been named Yana after the river basin in which she was found. Source: North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk/AFP.

50,000-Year-Old Baby Mammoth Remains Found in Siberia

All That History December 27, 2024

Scientists from Russia’s North-Eastern Federal University have unveiled the remains of a baby mammoth found...

Armenians depicted in Persepolis. Gene analysis has disproven theories of their Balkan origin held since antiquity. Source: Phillip Maiwald (Nikopol) / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Armenian Genome Mapping Proves Herodotus was Wrong, Again

All That History November 27, 2024

A new study has analyzed a large whole genome dataset of the Armenian population. The...

The last known Tasmanian tiger in captivity. It is hoped that this new research will be able to resurrect the extinct marsupial. Source: Unknown Author / Public Domain.

The Tasmanian Tiger: The Long Journey to Resurrect an Icon

All That History October 21, 2024

The Tasmanian Tiger is one of the most famous extinct animals. Also known as the...