Evolution depends on rare chance events, ‘molecular time travel’ experiments show
Evolution depends on rare chance events, ‘molecular time travel’ experiments show
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Oldest ever schistosomiasis egg found may be first proof of early human technology exacerbating disease burden
The discovery of a schistosomiasis parasite egg in a 6200-year-old grave at a prehistoric town by the Euphrates river in Syria may be the first evidence that agricultural irrigation systems in the Middle East contributed to disease burden, according to new Correspondence published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Skulls with a mix of Neandertal and Primitive Traits Illuminate Human Evolution
Skulls with a mix of Neanderthal and Primitive Traits Illuminate Human Evolution
Did violence shape our faces?
What contributed to the evolution of faces in the ape-like ancestors of humans? The prehistoric version of a bar fight —over women, resources and other slug-worthy disagreements, new research from the University of Utah scheduled for publication in the journal Biological Reviews on June 9 suggests.
Genetic study helps resolve years of speculation about first people in the Americas
A new study could help resolve a longstanding debate about the origins of the first people to inhabit the Americas, researchers report in the journal Science.
Dating and DNA show Paleoamerican-Native American connection
Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Japan, Beringia and even Europe have all been suggested origination points for the earliest humans to enter the Americas because of apparent differences in cranial form between today's Native Americans and the earliest known Paleoamerican skeletons.
Study suggests improved survivorship in the aftermath of the medieval Black Death
Skeletal analysis may support increased survival and mortality risk after Black Death
Getting to the root of enamel evolution
Along with our big brains and upright posture, thick tooth enamel is one of the features that distinguishes our genus, Homo, from our primate relatives and forebears.
Genetic methods for sex determination on the Canary Islands aborigines’ remains
Researchers from the University of La Laguna have applied a new genetic method to analyse archaeological remains that enables the sex of skeletal remains from the indigenous peoples of the island of El Hierro to be determined..
Geographic Population Structure can locate the village your ancestors lived 1,000 years ago
Tracing when your DNA was formed, is now possible due to a revolutionary technique developed by a team of international scientists led by experts from the University of Sheffield.
The Trials of the Cherokee Were Reflected In Their Skulls
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Tennessee have found that environmental stressors – from the Trail of Tears to the Civil War – led to significant changes in the shape of skulls in the eastern and western bands of the Cherokee people.
Arterial disease associated with modern day living is found in 3,000 year old skeletons
The first-ever skeletons with atherosclerosis, or clogged up arteries, have been found by archaeologists, according to new research.
From athletes to couch potatoes: Humans through 6,000 years of farming
Human bones are remarkably plastic and respond surprisingly quickly to change. Put under stress through physical exertion – such as long-distance walking or running – they gain in strength as the fibres are added or redistributed according to where strains are highest.
Diet and journeys taken in Sahara Desert thousands of years ago analysed through bone
The diet and journeys taken by those who lived in the Sahara Desert thousands of years ago are being analysed through their teeth and bones.
