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Studies Reveal Genetic Variation Driving Human Evolution
February 14, 2013 — A pair of studies sheds new light on genetic variation that may have played a key role in human evolution. The study researchers used an animal model to study a gene variant that could have helped ... > full story -
Scientists Create Automated 'Time Machine' to Reconstruct Ancient Languages
February 12, 2013 — Ancient languages hold a treasure trove of information about the culture, politics and commerce of millennia past. Yet, reconstructing them to reveal clues into human history can require decades of ... > full storyMore: -
Excavation Set to Shed New Light on London's Victorian Past
February 8, 2013 — From a clay smoking pipe to Neolithic flint, a 19th Century garden has been revealing some of its secrets to an archaeological team from London's Kingston ... > full story -
Most Comprehensive Tree of Life Shows Placental Mammal Diversity Exploded After Age of Dinosaurs
February 7, 2013 — Scientists have generated the most comprehensive tree of life to date on placental mammals, which are those bearing live young, including bats, rodents, whales and ... > full storyMore: -
New Look at Human Fossil Suggests Eastern Europe Was an Important Pathway in Evolution
February 7, 2013 — A fossilized bone fragment found buried deep in the soil of a Serbian cave is causing scientists to reconsider what happened during a critical period in human development, when the strands of modern ... > full storyMore: -
Last Neanderthals of Southern Iberia May Not Have Coexisted With Modern Humans, New Data Suggest
February 4, 2013 — The last Neanderthals had passed by southern Iberia quite earlier than previously thought, approximately 45,000 years ago and not 30,000 years ago as it has been estimated until recently. Researchers ... > full story -
Discovery of Remains of England's King Richard III Confirmed
February 4, 2013 — The University of Leicester has confirmed that it has discovered the remains of England's King Richard III. At a specially convened media conference, experts unanimously identified the remains ... > full story -
King Richard III? World's First Image of Grey Friars Skull Unveiled
February 3, 2013 — Did this head once bear the English Crown? Researchers have just unveiled the world's first photograph of the human remains found at the Grey Friars church -- which could be that of King Richard ... > full story -
Vegetation Changes in Cradle of Humanity: Study Raises Questions About Impact on Human Evolution
January 31, 2013 — What came first: the bipedal human ancestor or the grassland encroaching on the forest? A new analysis of the past 12 million years' of vegetation change in the cradle of humanity is challenging ... > full story -
Aztec Conquest Altered Genetics Among Early Mexico Inhabitants, New DNA Study Shows
January 31, 2013 — For centuries, the fate of the original Otomi inhabitants of Xaltocan, the capital of a pre-Aztec Mexican city-state, has remained unknown. Researchers have long wondered whether they assimilated ... > full story
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