Dissatisfied at being remembered merely as oil barons, real estate tycoons, political bellwethers, and lavish philanthropists, at some point the Rockefellers began to specialize in dramatic exits. Politician Nelson, at least as Johnny Carson would tell it, died doing what he loved best: his aide and alleged mistress Megan Marshack. But it was Nelson’s son, … Read more
They’re digitally raising the dead. Scientists put the “animation” in “reanimation” after virtually reconstructing the face of a mysterious mummy who lived 1,500 years ago, as detailed in the journal “Anthropologie – International Journal of Human Diversity and Evolution.” Known as the gilded lady because of her golden headdress, the mummy belonged to a woman … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. This is no monkey business. Famed anthropologist, ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall will embark on a brief four-show ‘Growing a Compassionate and Sustainable Future for All Tour’ from … Read more
Poor Neanderthals just couldn’t catch a break. Our ancient ancestors, who probably died out through inbreeding, passed along genes that are still present in modern-day humans. Research now finds that those Neanderthal genes also gave some people an increased risk for “Viking disease,” also known as Dupuytren’s contracture. The condition causes the fingers of one … Read more
Don’t say he didn’t warn you. Writer and scientist Macken Murphy took to TikTok last week to reveal his hypothesis for the three most common red flags that women should look out for when dating men. Murphy, an Oxford University-educated cognitive and evolutionary anthropologist, has declared it a bad sign if a man has no … Read more
It’s just another way of “keeping it in the family.” A new DNA study revealed Monday that several parts of ancient Greece encouraged its citizens to marry their first cousins, according to the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The Germany-based institute analyzed 102 different human genomes from Greece’s Bronze Age, and learned that Minoan … Read more