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'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
Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates
Scientists have an ambitious
new strategy for untangling
the evolutionary history of
humans and their biological
relatives: Create a genetic ... > full story
First Inhabitants Of Canary Islands Were Berbers, Genetic Analysis Reveals
Researchers have carried out
molecular genetic analysis
of the Y chromosome
(transmitted only by males)
of the aboriginal population
... > full story
Tool-Making Human Ancestors Inhabited Grassland Environments Two Million Years Ago
Researchers report the
oldest archaeological
evidence of early human
activities in a grassland
environment, dating to two
... > full story
- 'Hobbits' Are a New Human Species, According to Statistical Analysis of Fossils
- Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates
- First Inhabitants Of Canary Islands Were Berbers, Genetic Analysis Reveals
- Tool-Making Human Ancestors Inhabited Grassland Environments Two Million Years Ago
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Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi': First Major Analysis Of Early Hominid Published In Science
October 1, 2009 — For the first time, scientists have thoroughly described Ardipithecus ramidus, a hominid species that lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. Several new studies offer the first ... > full story -
Feathery Four-Winged Dinosaur Fossil Found In China Bridges Transition To Birds
September 29, 2009 — A fossil of a bird-like dinosaur with four wings has been discovered in northeastern China. The specimen bridges a critical gap in the transition from dinosaurs to birds, and reveals new insights ... > full story -
Mutations Make Evolution Irreversible: By Resurrecting Ancient Proteins, Researchers Find That Evolution Can Only Go Forward
September 24, 2009 — Researchers have found that evolution can never go backwards, because the paths to the genes once present in our ancestors are forever blocked. The findings come from the first rigorous study of ... > full story -
Discovery Of Novel Genes Could Unlock Mystery Of What Makes Us Uniquely Human
September 2, 2009 — Humans and chimpanzees are genetically very similar, yet it is not difficult to identify the many ways in which we are clearly distinct from chimps. In a new study, scientists have made a crucial ... > full story -
We Are All Mutants: Measurement Of Mutation Rate In Humans By Direct Sequencing
September 1, 2009 — Researchers have calculated a general rate of one mutation in each 15 to 30 million DNA letters in humans. Using next-generation sequencing, researchers sequenced part of the Y chromosome from two ... > full story -
Tiny Ancient Shells 80,000 Years Old Point To Earliest Fashion Trend
August 27, 2009 — Shell beads unearthed from four sites in Morocco confirm early humans were consistently wearing and even trading symbolic jewelery as early as 80,000 years ago. These beads add to similar finds ... > full story -
Bipedal Humans Came Down From The Trees, Not Up From The Ground
August 11, 2009 — An analysis of wrist anatomy in humans, chimps, bonobos and gorillas indicates our own bipedalism probably did not evolve from a knuckle-walking ancestor. "Our data support the opposite notion, that ... > full story -
Primate Archaeology Sheds Light On Human Origins
August 9, 2009 — Archaeologists are now establishing a discipline devoted to the history of tool use in non-human primate species in order to better understand human ... > full story -
Human Population Expanded During Late Stone Age, Genetic Evidence Shows
August 4, 2009 — Genetic evidence is revealing that human populations began to expand in size in Africa during the Late Stone Age approximately 40,000 years ago. Scientists have found that sub-Saharan populations ... > full story -
Australian Aborigines Initially Arrived Via South Asia
July 23, 2009 — Genetic research indicates that Australian Aborigines initially arrived via south Asia. Researchers have found telltale mutations in modern-day Indian populations that are exclusively shared by ... > full story
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