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Posted March 14, 2013:

• Ancient Rock Art at Risk, Warn Experts

Posted March 13, 2013:

• Ancient Chinese Coin Found on Kenyan Island

Posted March 12, 2013:

• Earliest Tobacco Use in Pacific Northwest Discovered

Posted March 8, 2013:

• Genetic Study of House Dust Mites Demonstrates Reversible Evolution

Posted March 7, 2013:

• Light Shed on Ancient Origin of Life

Posted March 6, 2013:

• Siberian Fossil Revealed to Be One of the Oldest Known Domestic Dogs

Posted March 5, 2013:

• Human Y Chromosome Much Older Than Previously Thought
• Ancient DNA Solves 320-Year-Old Mystery: Origins of Now Extinct Falkland Islands Wolf

Posted February 27, 2013:

• Louse Genetics Offer Clues on Human Migrations
• Homeric Epics Were Written in 762 BCE, Give or Take, New Study Suggests

Posted February 26, 2013:

• Evolution and the Ice Age

Posted February 25, 2013:

• Maize in Diets of People in Coastal Peru Dates to 5,000 Years Ago

Posted February 22, 2013:

• Has Evolution Given Humans Unique Brain Structures?

Posted February 21, 2013:

• Early Human Burials Varied Widely but Most Were Simple

Posted February 17, 2013:

• Ancient Teeth Bacteria Record Disease Evolution
• 'The Scars of Human Evolution': Physical Fallout from Two-Footed Walking
• Evolution Helped Turn Hairless Skin Into a Canvas for Self-Expression
• Tree-Ring Data Show History, Pattern to Droughts
• Is There a Neanderthal in the House?

Posted February 14, 2013:

• Humans and Chimps Share Genetic Strategy in Battle Against Pathogens
• Why Good Hair Matters: First Animal Model of Recent Human Evolution Reveals That Mutation for Thick Hair Does Much More
• Studies Reveal Genetic Variation Driving Human Evolution

Posted February 12, 2013:

• Scientists Create Automated 'Time Machine' to Reconstruct Ancient Languages

Posted February 8, 2013:

• Excavation Set to Shed New Light on London's Victorian Past

Posted February 7, 2013:

• Most Comprehensive Tree of Life Shows Placental Mammal Diversity Exploded After Age of Dinosaurs
• New Look at Human Fossil Suggests Eastern Europe Was an Important Pathway in Evolution

Posted February 4, 2013:

• Last Neanderthals of Southern Iberia May Not Have Coexisted With Modern Humans, New Data Suggest
• Discovery of Remains of England's King Richard III Confirmed

Posted February 3, 2013:

• King Richard III? World's First Image of Grey Friars Skull Unveiled

Posted January 31, 2013:

• Vegetation Changes in Cradle of Humanity: Study Raises Questions About Impact on Human Evolution
• Aztec Conquest Altered Genetics Among Early Mexico Inhabitants, New DNA Study Shows

Posted January 24, 2013:

• Ovarian Tumor, With Teeth and a Bone Fragment Inside, Found in a Roman-Age Skeleton

Posted January 23, 2013:

• 'Invisible' Filipino History in Annapolis Documented
• Retrovirus in the Human Genome Is Active in Pluripotent Stem Cells
• Previous Unknown Fossilized Fox Species Found

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Sex of Early Birds Suggests Dinosaur Reproductive Style: New Way to Identify Gender of Ancient Avian Species

Posted January 21, 2013:

• A Relative from the Tianyuan Cave: Humans Living 40,000 Years Ago Likely Related to Many Present-Day Asians and Native Americans

Posted January 17, 2013:

• Genetic Admixture in Southern Africa

Posted January 16, 2013:

• New Study Sheds Light on the Origin of the European Jewish Population
• Earliest Sea Cow Ancestors Originated in Africa, Lived in Fresh Water

Posted January 15, 2013:

• Facebook Concept Used by 16th Century Scholars
• War Was Central to Minoan Civilization of Crete, Contrary to Popular Belief

Posted January 14, 2013:

• Gene Flow from India to Australia About 4,000 Years Ago

Posted January 13, 2013:

• What Did Our Ancestors Look Like? Hair and Eye Color Can Be Determined for Ancient Human Remains

Posted January 9, 2013:

• A History Lesson from Genes: Using DNA to Tell Us How Populations Change

Posted January 7, 2013:

• Archaeologists Unearth More Than 300 Prehistoric Clay Figurines in Greece

Posted January 3, 2013:

• 'Universal' Personality Traits Don't Necessarily Apply to Isolated Indigenous People

Posted January 2, 2013:

• How Some Medieval Cultures Adapted to Rise of Islam

Posted December 31, 2012:

• Did Lucy Walk on the Ground or Stay in the Trees?

Posted December 26, 2012:

• Fluctuating Environment May Have Driven Human Evolution

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