Archaeology and Paleontology

The small-bodied ancient humans nicknamed “hobbits” lived on the island of Flores until they disappeared around 50,000 years ago. A new study points to a possible cause of their extinction: climate change that reduced rainfall and dried up freshwater sources

Israel’s only particle accelerator for carbon-14 separation offers a unique glimpse into the distant and recent past of the Land of Israel and its inhabitants.

In Iron Age Britain, women remained with their families while men migrated to join them. A new study uncovers a surprising ancient social structure — one that challenges what we thought we knew.

Twenty years ago fossils of dwarfed humans were discovered on an island in Indonesia. Researchers continue to debate how these hominins arrived there and where they fit in our evolutionary history. Recent findings have only added complexity to the picture.

Over two thousand years ago astronomers already began to systematically map stars

Research suggests that mind-altering drugs were instrumental in the development of complex human societies

A new Netflix series supposedly uncovers an advanced Ice Age civilization. What about the facts?

A rapid increase in life diversity on Earth occurred about half a billion years ago. How does it affect life today?

How are we related to Neanderthals? Which species was discovered through fossil DNA? The more we know, the more complex the history of humankind becomes

Mary Leakey, who had no formal education, led many excavations in Africa and was pivotal in deciphering how our ancestors evolved.

Recently, Israeli researchers reported the discovery of an unknown type of ancient human. Now another pair of Israeli researchers claims that it is merely a Neanderthal

Fossilized human bones found near Ramla dating back to 120,000 years ago reveal a new type of human, hitherto unknown to science, and possibly of a source population for the European Neanderthals

How are mummies created, and what is in common between deserts, snowy peaks and boglands?

Microbiomes, big data, the Higgs boson, and brain-computer interface

An Israeli study reveals the ancient Phoenician trade routes

Researchers at the University of Haifa found that residents of the Carmel region were brewing beer as early as 13,000 years ago

Dating one of the most important volcanic eruptions in history based on an olive tree branch may be misleading, an Israeli study finds

A genetic study including work by Israeli and Iranian scientists sheds new light on the origin of domesticated goats

Findings from a cave on Mt. Carmel indicate that modern humans departed Africa tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought