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A research framework for tracing human migration events after ‘out of Africa’ origins
As more DNA sequencing data continues to become available, including extinct hominids, a new human origins study has been performed that augments a trio of
Dental hygiene, caveman style
Bits of wood recovered from a 1.2-million-year-old tooth found at an excavation site in northern Spain indicate that the ancient relatives of man may have
Raw foodies: Europe’s earliest humans did not use fire
Studying dental plaque from a 1.2 million year old hominin (early human species), recovered by the Atapuerca Research Team in 2007 in Sima del Elefante
Jersey was a must-see tourist destination for Neanderthals for over 100,000 years
New research led by the University of Southampton shows Neanderthals kept coming back to a coastal cave site in Jersey from at least 180,000 years
Bone scans suggest early hominin ‘Lucy’ spent significant time in trees
Scans of bones from "Lucy," the 3.18 million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis fossil, suggest that the relative strength of her arms and legs was in between that
Neandertals: More Advanced Than Previously Assumed – Prehistoric humans actively adapted their survival strategies
Scientists from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen discovered that Neanderthals modified their survival strategies even without external
A new study verifies the varied diet of human species’ most remote ancestors in East Africa
Our most remote ancestors, hominines, had a diet richer and more varied that what it was thought until the present moment, according to an article
The fate of Neanderthal genes
The Neanderthals disappeared about 30,000 years ago, but little pieces of them live on in the form of DNA sequences scattered through the modern human
From dinosaurs to crime scenes – how our new footprint software can bring the past to life
A fossil footprint is one of the most evocative insights into the past. It can tell you not only about presence, but also about the
Neanderthals on cold steppes also ate plants
Neanderthals in cold regions probably ate a lot more vegetable food than was previously thought. This is what archaeologist Robert Power has discovered based on
Study finds earliest evidence in fossil record for right-handedness
Perhaps the bias against left-handers dates back much further than we thought.
Fossil evidence reveals that cancer in humans goes back 1.7 million years
Cancer is often viewed as a fundamentally modern and monolithic disease. Many people think its rise and spread has been driven almost exclusively by the
Study cracks coldest case: How “Lucy”- the most famous human ancestor died
Lucy, the most famous fossil of a human ancestor, probably died after falling from a tree, according to a study appearing inNature led by researchers
Ancient dental plaque sheds new light on the diet of Mesolithic foragers in the Balkans
The study of dental calculus from Late Mesolithic individuals from the site of Vlasac in the Danube Gorges of the central Balkans has provided direct
Schizophrenia Emerged After Humans Diverged From Neanderthals
Schizophrenia poses an evolutionary enigma. The disorder has existed throughout recorded human history and persists despite its severe effects on thought and behavior, and its
More gorilla than chimp
A new study that for the first time examined the internal anatomy of a fossil human relative's heel bone, or calcaneus, shows greater similarities with
The great evolutionary smoke out: An advantage for modern humans over Neandertals?
A genetic mutation may have helped modern humans adapt to smoke exposure from fires and perhaps sparked an evolutionary advantage over Neandertals, according to a
Cancer on a Paleo-diet? Ask someone who lived 1.7 million years ago
An international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of the Witwatersrand's Evolutionary Studies Institute and the South African Centre for Excellence in
Neanderthals in Germany – first population peak, then sudden extinction
Neanderthals once populated the entire European continent. Around 45,000 years ago, Homo neanderthalensis was the predominant human species in Europe. Archaeological findings show that there
Homo erectus walked as we do
Fossil bones and stone tools can tell us a lot about human evolution, but certain dynamic behaviours of our fossil ancestors - things like how
Ancient supernovae buffeted Earth’s biology with radiation dose, researcher says
Research published in April provided "slam dunk" evidence of two prehistoric supernovae exploding about 300 light years from Earth. Now, a follow-up investigation based on