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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
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
Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi': First Major Analysis Of Early Hominid Published In Science
For the first time,
scientists have thoroughly
described Ardipithecus
ramidus, a hominid species
that lived 4.4 million years
... > 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
- Tool-Making Human Ancestors Inhabited Grassland Environments Two Million Years Ago
- Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi': First Major Analysis Of Early Hominid Published In Science
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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 -
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 -
Last Supper Of The Hominids Establishes Times They Lived At Sites
July 15, 2009 — In the French cave of Arago, scientists has analyzed the dental wear of the fossils of herbivorous animals hunted by Homo heidelbergensis. It is the first time that an analytical method has allowed ... > full story -
Darwin Killed Off The Werewolf
June 30, 2009 — It was Darwinian theory that did away with the werewolf. The publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species exactly 150 years ago focused minds on a different kind of monster – ... > full story -
New 'Molecular Clock' Aids Dating Of Human Migration History
June 22, 2009 — Researchers have devised a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration -- even when no corroborating archaeological evidence ... > full story -
Humans More Related To Orangutans Than Chimps, Study Suggests
June 18, 2009 — New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans. The researchers reject as "problematic" the popular suggestion, based on ... > full story -
New Hominid 12 Million Years Old Found In Spain, With 'Modern' Facial Features
June 2, 2009 — Researchers have discovered a fossilized face with mandible from a previously unknown hominoid primate genus in Spain dating to the Middle Miocene era, roughly 12 million years ago. Nicknamed "Lluc," ... > full story -
Saved By Junk DNA: Vital Role In The Evolution Of Human Genome
May 30, 2009 — Stretches of DNA previously believed to be useless 'junk' DNA play a vital role in the evolution of our genome, researchers have now shown. They found that unstable pieces of junk DNA help tuning ... > full story
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