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Supervolcano Eruption In Sumatra Deforested India 73,000 Years Ago
A new study provides
"incontrovertible evidence"
that the volcanic
super-eruption of Toba on
the island of Sumatra about
... > full story
'Hobbits' Are a New Human Species, According to Statistical Analysis of Fossils
Researchers have confirmed
that Homo floresiensis is a
genuine ancient human
species and not a descendant
of healthy humans dwarfed by
... > full story
Ancient Weapons Dug Up by Archaeologists in England
A Mesolithic site may date
from as early as 9000 BC, by
which time hunter-gatherers
had reoccupied an area near
Asfordby, England, after the
last ice age. These hunters ... > full story
Greening Of The Sahara Desert Triggered Early Human Migrations Out Of Africa
Scientists have determined
that a major change in the
climate of the Sahara and
Sahel region of North Africa
facilitated early human
... > full story
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Slowing Evolution to Stop Drug Resistance
November 17, 2009 — Infectious organisms that become resistant to antibiotics are a serious threat to human society. They are also a natural part of evolution. In a new project, researchers in Sweden are attempting to ... > full story -
Words, Gestures Are Translated By Same Brain Regions
November 10, 2009 — Researchers have shown that the brain regions that have long been recognized as a center in which spoken or written words are decoded are also important in interpreting wordless gestures. The ... > full story -
Remains Of Minoan-Style Painting Discovered During Excavations Of Canaanite Palace
November 9, 2009 — The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. ... > full story -
Portable 3-D Laser Technology Preserves Texas Dinosaur's Rare Footprint
November 5, 2009 — Using portable 3-D laser technology, scientists have electronically preserved a rare 110 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur footprint excavated in 1933, and built into the wall of a bandstand at a ... > full story -
Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates
November 5, 2009 — Scientists have an ambitious new strategy for untangling the evolutionary history of humans and their biological relatives: Create a genetic menagerie made of the DNA of more than 10,000 vertebrate ... > full story -
Snail Fossils Suggest Semiarid Eastern Canary Islands Were Wetter 50,000 Years Ago
November 2, 2009 — Isotopic measurements performed on fossil land snail shells found in ancient soils on the subtropical eastern Canary Islands resulted in oxygen isotope ratios that suggest the Spanish archipelago off ... > full story -
'Dutch' Batavians More Roman Than Thought
November 2, 2009 — The Batavians, who lived in the Netherlands at the start of the Christian era were far more Roman than was previously thought. After just a few decades of Roman occupation, the Batavians had become ... > full story -
First Inhabitants Of Canary Islands Were Berbers, Genetic Analysis Reveals
October 26, 2009 — Researchers have carried out molecular genetic analysis of the Y chromosome (transmitted only by males) of the aboriginal population of the Canary Islands to determine their origin and the extent to ... > full story -
Evolutionary Past May Determine How We Choose Leaders
October 26, 2009 — Why did Barack Obama win the US election and did the fact he is over six feet tall influence the voters? Researchers argue that due to 'a hangover from our evolutionary past' factors like age, sex, ... > full story -
Ancient Bison Genetic Treasure Trove For Farmers
October 23, 2009 — Genetic information from an extinct species of bison preserved in permafrost for thousands of years could help improve modern agricultural livestock and breeding programs, according to ... > full story
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