Early Human News

Posted September 6, 2007:

• Mice Thrive Missing Ancient DNA Sequences

Posted August 31, 2007:

• Ethiopian Plateau Formation Coincided With Climate Change That May Have Spurred Human Evolution

Posted August 16, 2007:

• Handsome By Chance: Why Humans Look Different From Neanderthals

Posted August 15, 2007:

• Facial Attraction: Choice Of Sexual Partner Shaped The Human Face

Posted August 13, 2007:

• New Kenyan Fossils Challenge Established Views On Early Evolution Of Our Genus Homo

Posted August 10, 2007:

• Early Modern Human Skull Includes Surprising Neanderthal Feature

Posted July 31, 2007:

• Genomics Study Provides Insight Into The Evolution Of Unique Human Traits

Posted July 30, 2007:

• Back To The Future: Mastodon Extends The Time Limit On DNA Sequencing

Posted July 20, 2007:

• Why Humans Walk On Two Legs

Posted July 19, 2007:

• New Research Proves Single Origin Of Humans In Africa

Posted July 17, 2007:

• Study Identifies Energy Efficiency As Reason For Evolution Of Upright Walking

Posted July 12, 2007:

• Evidence Of Very Recent Human Adaptation: Up To 10 Percent Of Human Genome May Have Changed

Posted July 11, 2007:

• Neutral Evolution Has Helped Shape Our Genome

Posted July 6, 2007:

• Sea Anemone Genome Provides New View Of Our Multi-Celled Ancestors

Posted June 25, 2007:

• Human-Like Altruism Shown In Chimpanzees

Posted June 22, 2007:

• Human Immunity To 'Viral Fossil' May Help Explain Our Vulnerability To HIV

Posted June 20, 2007:

• Neanderthal Man Was An Innovator

Posted June 19, 2007:

• Remains Of Earliest Giant Panda Discovered

Posted June 1, 2007:

• Lessons From The Orangutans: Upright Walking May Have Begun In The Trees

Posted May 10, 2007:

• New Research Confirms 'Out Of Africa' Theory Of Human Evolution

Posted May 9, 2007:

• Gene Mutation Linked To Cognition Is Found Only In Humans

Posted May 2, 2007:

• Climate Change Pushed Neanderthal Into Extinction In Iberian Peninsula, Spanish Researcher Says

Posted April 25, 2007:

• Sea Squirt, Heal Thyself: Scientists Make Major Breakthrough In Regenerative Medicine

Posted April 24, 2007:

• The Emerging Fate Of The Neandertals

Posted April 21, 2007:

• Human-Chimp Gene Study Upsets Long-Held View

Posted April 13, 2007:

• Human-Chimp Differences Uncovered With Analysis Of Rhesus Monkey Genome

Posted April 3, 2007:

• Bony Vertebrate Evolution: Elephant Sharks Closer To Humans Than Teleost Fish

Posted March 30, 2007:

• Biologists Call For Better Choice Of Model Organisms In 'Evo-Devo'

Posted March 27, 2007:

• Man's Earliest Direct Ancestors Looked More Apelike Than Previously Believed

Posted March 23, 2007:

• Global Warming Could Be Reversing A Trend That Led To Bigger Human Brains

Posted March 22, 2007:

• Scientist Develops New Mathematical Model To Study Disease Genetics And Evolution

Posted March 16, 2007:

• Tooth Decay Analysis Supports 'Out Of Africa' Theory Of Human Evolution

Posted March 14, 2007:

• How Long Is A Child A Child? Human Developmental Patterns Emerged More Than 160,000 Years Ago

Posted March 12, 2007:

• These Legs Were Made For Fighting: Human Ancestors Had Short Legs For Combat, Not Just Climbing

Posted March 8, 2007:

• New Study Rewrites Evolutionary History Of Vespid Wasps

Posted March 7, 2007:

• Individuals And Populations Differ In Gene Activity Levels, Not Just Genes
• Man's Best Friend Lends Insight Into Human Evolution

Posted March 6, 2007:

• Two-Step Process Filters Evolution Of Genes Of Human And Chimpanzee

Posted March 1, 2007:

• New DNA Study Helps Explain Unique Diversity Among Melanesians
• Ancient Retrovirus Is Resurrected

Posted February 28, 2007:

• Birth Rate, Competition Are Major Players In Hominid Extinctions

Posted February 23, 2007:

• Chimpanzees Discovered Making And Using Spears To Hunt Other Primates

Posted February 16, 2007:

• Out Of Africa -- Bacteria, As Well: Homo Sapiens And H. Pylori Jointly Spread Across The Globe

Posted February 13, 2007:

• Chimp Stone Age: West African Chimpanzees Have Been Cracking Nuts With Stone Tools For Thousands Of Years
• Researchers Unearth 4,300-Year-Old Chimpanzee Technology; 'Stone Hammers' Fuel Evolutionary Debate

Posted February 8, 2007:

• Prehistoric Origins Of Stomach Ulcers Uncovered

Posted January 29, 2007:

• Anthropologist Confirms 'Hobbit' Indeed A Separate Species
• Does Evolution Select For Faster Evolvers? Horizontal Gene Transfer Adds To Complexity, Speed Of Evolution

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