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Entire Genome of Extinct Human Decoded from Fossil
Scientists have completed
the genome sequence of a
Denisovan, a representative
of an Asian group of extinct
humans related to
Neanderthals. ... > full story
Neanderthal Demise Due to Many Influences, Including Cultural Changes
Although many
anthropologists believe that
modern humans ancestors
"wiped out" Neanderthals,
it's more likely that
... > full story
Following Genetic Footprints out of Africa: First Modern Humans Settled in Arabia
A new study, using genetic
analysis to look for clues
about human migration over
sixty thousand years ago,
suggests that the first
... > full story
Tiny Mountainous Region in Siberia May Have Been Genetic Source of Earliest Native Americans
A tiny mountainous region in
southern Siberia may have
been the genetic source of
the earliest Native
Americans, according to new
... > full story
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Dawn of Social Networks: Ancestors May Have Formed Ties With Both Kin and Non-Kin Based on Shared Attributes
January 25, 2012 — Ancient humans may not have had the luxury of updating their Facebook status, but social networks were nevertheless an essential component of their lives, a new study suggests. The study's findings ... > full story -
Neanderthals and Their Contemporaries Engineered Stone Tools, Anthropologists Discover
January 24, 2012 — New published research from anthropologists in the UK supports the long-held theory that early human ancestors across Africa, Western Asia and Europe engineered their stone ... > full story -
Ancient Domesticated Dog Skull Found in Siberian Cave: 33,000 Years Old
January 23, 2012 — A 33,000-year-old dog skull unearthed in a Siberian mountain cave presents some of the oldest known evidence of dog domestication and indicates that modern dogs may be descended from multiple ... > full story -
When It Comes to Accepting Evolution, Gut Feelings Trump Facts
January 19, 2012 — For students to accept the theory of evolution, an intuitive "gut feeling" may be just as important as understanding the facts, according to a new study. In an analysis of the beliefs of biology ... > full story -
Ancient Popcorn Discovered in Peru
January 18, 2012 — People living along the coast of Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously reported and before ceramic pottery was used there, according to a new ... > full story -
Most Recent European Great Ape Discovered
January 13, 2012 — Based on a hominid molar, scientists from Germany, Bulgaria and France have documented that great apes survived in Europe in savannah-like landscapes until seven million years ... > full story -
New Insights Into an Ancient Mechanism of Mammalian Evolution
January 12, 2012 — A team of geneticists and computational biologists have reveal how an ancient mechanism is involved in gene control and continues to drive genome ... > full story -
Evolution Is Written All Over Your Face
January 11, 2012 — Why are the faces of primates so dramatically different from one another? Biologists serving as "evolutionary detectives" studied the faces of 129 adult male primates from Central and South America, ... > full story -
First Physical Evidence of Tobacco in Mayan Container
January 11, 2012 — Anthropologists and other scientists have used ultra-modern chemical analysis technology to analyze ancient Mayan pottery for proof of tobacco use in the ancient culture. They discovered the first ... > full story -
Early Primate Had Transitional Lemur-Like Grooming Claw
January 10, 2012 — A new study examines the first extinct North American primate with a toe bone showing features associated with the presence of both nails and a grooming claw, indicating our primate ancestors may ... > full story
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