Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival ...

A groundbreaking genetic study has revealed that Italians who reach 100 carry significantly more ancient Western hunter-gatherer DNA than their younger counterparts. The research, published in ...

Ancient hunter-gatherer genes may hold the secret to living past 100, according to a new study of Italian centenarians and their DNA.

Genes passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers who lived in Europe more than 10,000 years ago may be related to exceptional ...

Pairing an evolutionary anthropologist with a child psychiatrist has produced a new study that provides interesting insights into how children’s mental well-being and education might be improved by ...

Italian centenarians – people who are 100 years of age or older – have a higher proportion of DNA inherited from ancient ­hunter-gatherers compared with the general population, according to a new ...

In the distant past sugar and fat were rare and prized, so humans evolved a strong drive to consume them whenever they were available. Now supermarket shelves explode with Twinkies and Doritos, ...

Anthropologists who have trekked to isolated regions of the world to observe hunter-gatherer societies—whether in Africa, Asia, South America or elsewhere—have consistently been impressed by the ...

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Avatar have returned with the second taste of new music from their forthcoming Hunter Gatherer album. They've issued the new song "God of Sick Dreams" complete with a visualizer video that can be ...

Anthropologists who have trekked to isolated regions of the world to observe hunter-gatherer societies—whether in Africa, Asia, South America or elsewhere—have consistently been impressed by the ...