Biology
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6.3KHuge genetic diversity among Papuan New Guinean peoples revealed
The first large-scale genetic study of people in Papua New Guinea has shown that different groups within the country are genetically highly...
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6.6KWhen ancient fossil DNA isn’t available, ancient glycans may help trace human evolution
Ancient DNA recovered from fossils is a valuable tool to study evolution and anthropology. Yet ancient fossil DNA from earlier geological ages...
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6.8KAn officer and a gentlewoman from the Viking army in Birka
War was not an activity exclusive to males in the Viking world. A new study conducted by researchers at Stockholm and Uppsala...
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13.6KAncient DNA used to track Mesa Verde exodus in 13th century
Ancient DNA used to track the mass exodus of Ancestral Pueblo people from Colorado's Mesa Verde region in the late 13th century...
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8.1KNew look at archaic DNA rewrites human evolution story
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the ancestors of modern humans diverged from an archaic lineage that gave rise to Neanderthals and...
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7.9KDNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade
Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from the Arctic stock that spawns each year off its northern coast are exported across...
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18.6KAncient DNA analysis reveals Minoan and Mycenaean origins
An analysis of ancient DNA has revealed that Ancient Minoans and Mycenaens were genetically similar with both peoples descending from early Neolithic...
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6.8KBronze Age Iberia received fewer steppe invaders than the rest of Europe
The genomes of individuals who lived on the Iberian Peninsula in the Bronze Age had minor genetic input from Steppe invaders, suggesting...
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4.2KMalaria already endemic in the Mediterranean by the Roman period
Malaria was already widespread on Sardinia by the Roman period, long before the Middle Ages, as indicated by research at the Institute...
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Molecular archaeology
Evolutionary biologists from Konstanz help solve puzzle of evolutionary relationships among vertebrates
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16.6KThe first genome data from ancient Egyptian mummies
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the University of Tuebingen and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of...
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5.0KWhat bone proteomics could reveal about the dead
Studying bones has helped scientists reconstruct what dinosaurs and other extinct creatures looked like. Taking this further, scientists recently started identifying proteins...
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Shared genetic heritage from Sicily to Cyprus
The study -- coordinated by the Human Biodiversity and Population Genomics group at the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA)...
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7.6KArchaeogeneticist pinpoints Indian population origins using today’s populace
PhD student Marina Silva has identified migrating humans from Africa, Iran and Central Asia over a period of 50,000 years.
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9.3KBonobos may be better representation of last common ancestor with humans
A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely...
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4.7KDiscovery in northern lakes may be key to understanding early life on Earth
A team of researchers has discovered that many Canadian lakes can provide new insights into ancient oceans, and their findings could advance...
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17.1KOur ancestors were cannibals – and probably not because they needed the calories
In the recently released horror movie Raw, a lifelong vegetarian teenager arrives at a veterinary school and, after being forced to consume...
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Agriculture, dietary changes, and adaptations in fat metabolism from ancient to modern Europeans
Good vs bad cholesterol. Margarine vs butter. Red meat vs. vegan. The causal links between fats and health have been a hotly...
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19.2KAboriginal hair shows 50,000 years connection to country
DNA in hair samples collected from Aboriginal people across Australia in the early to mid-1900s has revealed that populations have been continuously...
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14.5KGenetic data show mainly men migrated from the Pontic steppe to Europe 5,000 years ago
A new study, looking at the sex-specifically inherited X chromosome of prehistoric human remains, shows that hardly any women took part in...
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12.1KA study published in Nature shows that violence in humans has some deep evolutionary roots
A team of Spanish scientists, in which the University of Granada (UGR) participates, has proven that lethal interpersonal violence, by which a...
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12.5KHominin STD Clinic – How disease can shed light on the migration of our ancient ancestors
As our ancient ancestors and cousins evolved many infectious diseases evolved with them. Many of these pathogens have short unpleasant moments in...
