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Early Human Populations Evolved Separately For 100,000 Years
Over 600 complete mtDNA
genomes from indigenous
populations across the
continent were analyzed and
the data provided surprising
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Neanderthals Speak Again After 30,000 Years
An anthropologist has
reconstructed vocal tracts
that simulate the sound of
the Neanderthal voice. Using
50,000-year-old fossils from
France and a computer
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Fossil From Last Common Ancestor Of Neanderthals And Humans Found In Europe, 1.2 Million Years Old
Archaeologists have
discovered the oldest known
remains of human ancestors
in Western Europe. The
fossil is about 1.2 million
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Upright Walking Began 6 Million Years Ago, Thigh Bone Comparison Suggests
A shape comparison of the
most complete fossil femur
(thigh bone) of one of the
earliest known pre-humans,
or hominins, with the femora
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Skulls Of Modern Humans And Ancient Neanderthals Evolved Differently Because Of Chance, Not Natural Selection
March 20, 2008 — New research adds to the evidence that chance, rather than natural selection, best explains why the skulls of modern humans and ancient Neanderthals evolved differently. The findings may alter how ... > full story -
Micronesian Islands Colonized By Small-bodied Humans
March 11, 2008 — Since the reporting of the so-called "hobbit" fossil from Flores in Indonesia, debate has raged as to whether these remains are of modern humans (Homo sapiens), reduced in stature, or whether they ... > full story -
Human Culture Subject To Natural Selection, Study Shows
February 20, 2008 — The process of natural selection can act on human culture as well as on genes, a new study finds. Scientists have shown for the first time that cultural traits affecting survival and reproduction ... > full story -
Gene Variants May Help To Distribute The Work Of Evolution Between Men And Women
February 4, 2008 — Scientists have reported the discovery of two common, single-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome that regulate one of the principle motors of evolution. Yet remarkably, the versions ... > full story -
You Are What You Eat: Some Differences Between Humans And Chimpanzees Traced To Diet
February 3, 2008 — Using mice as models, researchers traced some of the differences between humans and chimpanzees to differences in our diet. By feeding laboratory mice different human and chimp diets over a mere two ... > full story -
Geologists Say 'Wall Of Africa' Allowed Humanity To Emerge
December 22, 2007 — Scientists long have focused on how climate and vegetation allowed human ancestors to evolve in Africa. Now, geologists are calling renewed attention to the idea that ground movements formed ... > full story -
Losses Of Long-established Genes Contribute To Human Evolution
December 15, 2007 — While it is well understood that the evolution of new genes leads to adaptations that help species survive, gene loss may also afford a selective advantage. Scientists identified 26 losses of ... > full story -
Most Ancient Case Of Tuberculosis Found In 500,000-year-old Human; Points To Modern Health Issues
December 8, 2007 — Although most scientists believe tuberculosis emerged only several thousand years ago, new research reveals the most ancient evidence of the disease has been found in a 500,000-year-old human fossil ... > full story -
Neanderthal Children Grew Up Fast
December 5, 2007 — Tooth growth suggests rapid maturation in a Neanderthal child. Neanderthal life history, or the timing of developmental and reproductive events, has been under great debate during the past few ... > full story -
How Our Ancestors Were Like Gorillas
November 30, 2007 — Some of our closest extinct relatives had more in common with gorillas than previously thought. Fossils illustrate sex differences in growth and the costs of being a male. One of the anthropologists ... > full story
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