Fragment of projectile point from the cave site of Isturitz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France), made of bone from right whale or ...

Ancient humans began making tools from whale bones at least 20,000 years ago, according to a study published in the journal ...

Your ancestors were hauling massive whale bones up steep cliffs and dragging them miles inland to their cave homes 20,000 years ago. New research reveals that Stone Age humans were systematically ...

A study of prehistoric bone tools from the Bay of Biscay revealed that they were 20,000 years old, the oldest known example ...

A study published in Nature Communications by researchers from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the ...

Scientists announced Tuesday they have discovered the earliest evidence of humans using whale bones, finding weapons made ...

Learn more about the discovery of the oldest whale bone tools made by ancient coastal hunter-gatherer groups.

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May 22, 2025 — Researchers have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...