Articles by

Bruce Bower

Footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths

Two ancient hominid species with slightly different gaits crossed paths in East Africa. Footprints preserved on what...

Ancient Central Americans built a massive fish-trapping system

Starting around 4,000 years ago, an elaborate fish-trapping system nourished expanding human populations in lowland Central America,...

Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods

An extended childhood, a hallmark of human development, may have gotten off to an ancient and unusual...

How does a fossil become a superstar? Just ask Lucy.

Inside a specially constructed safe at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa sit the fragile...

A digital exam reels in engraved scenes of Stone Age net fishing

Rare depictions of Stone Age net fishing have surfaced on engraved stones thanks to an imaging technique...

Silk Road cities reached surprising heights in Central Asia’s mountains

Two high-altitude, medieval cities built by mobile herders along Silk Road trade routes in Central Asia have...

Fossils of an extinct animal may have inspired this cave art drawing

African rock art depicting a mythical tusked creature may mirror the look of fossils of real-life...

Ancient DNA unveils a previously unknown line of Neandertals

Neandertals traveled at least two evolutionary paths on their way to extinction around 40,000 years ago, a...