Nor should you assume your ancestors spoke a generic version of any language. There were variations in the basic language depending on the area your ancestors came from. People in Sicily didn’t speak ...

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Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

Maybe it’s because 23andMe claimed I have “more Neanderthal DNA than 81 percent of other customers.” (That’s only ~2 percent of my genes, but my older brother happily quipped he could tell me I’m a ...

When T’Challa steps into the purple-hued ancestral plane in “Black Panther,” standing before generations of Wakandan rulers, he embodies a connection to ancestors that resonates across cultures.

Nutrition influencers claim we should eat meat-heavy diets like our ancestors did. But our ancestors didn't actually eat that way When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Editor’s note: As part of our Juneteenth coverage, Cog interviewed Dawn Meredith Simmons and Maurice Emmanuel Parent, co-founders and co-producing artistic directors of The Front Porch Arts Collective ...

Day of the Dead is traditionally an intimate family affair, observed with home altars — ofrendas — and visits to the cemetery ...