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Lucy and Selam's Species Climbed Trees: Australopithecus Afarensis Shoulder Blades Show Partially Arboreal Lifestyle
October 25, 2012 — Australopithecus afarensis was an upright walking species, but the question of whether it also spent much of its time in trees has been the subject of much debate. For the first time, scientists have ... > full story -
Native American Ancestors' Diet Part of Study and Challenge
October 24, 2012 — A diverse group of volunteers has committed one year to eating foods indigenous to the Great Lakes region in an effort to replicate the Native American diet prior to ... > full story -
Grandmas Made Humans Live Longer: Chimp Lifespan Evolves Into Human Longevity, Computer Simulation Shows
October 23, 2012 — Computer simulations provide new mathematical support for the "grandmother hypothesis" -- a famous theory that humans evolved longer adult lifespans than apes because grandmothers helped feed their ... > full story -
Technology Brings New Life to the Study of Diseases in Old Bones
October 22, 2012 — A new study has demonstrated that new technology that can analyze millions of gene sequences in a matter of seconds is an effective way to quickly and accurately identify diseases in ... > full story -
Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequences of Ancient New Zealanders
October 22, 2012 — Scientists have sequenced complete mitochondrial genomes for members of what was likely to be one of the first groups of Polynesians to settle New Zealand and have revealed a surprising degree of ... > full story -
Fuller Picture of Human Expansion from Africa
October 22, 2012 — A comprehensive analysis of the anthropological and genetic history of humans' expansion out of Africa could lead to medical ... > full story -
Bowhead Whales: Ancient DNA Sheds Light on Arctic Whale Mysteries
October 19, 2012 — Scientists have published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the bowhead whale using hundreds of samples from both modern populations and archaeological sites used by indigenous Arctic hunters ... > full story -
When Leaving Your Wealth to Your Sister's Sons Makes Sense
October 16, 2012 — In some human societies, men transfer their wealth to their sister's sons, a practice that puzzles evolutionary biologists. A new study has produced insights into "matrilineal ... > full story -
Evolution Mostly Driven by Brawn, Not Brains, Analysis Finds
October 15, 2012 — The most common measure of intelligence in animals, brain size relative to body size, may not be as dependent on evolutionary selection on the brain as previously thought, according to a new analysis ... > full story -
Archaeologists to Mount New Expedition to Troy
October 15, 2012 — Troy, the palatial city of prehistory, sacked by the Greeks through trickery and a fabled wooden horse, will be excavated anew beginning in 2013 by a cross-disciplinary team of archaeologists and ... > full story
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