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Human Ancestor Older Than Previously Thought; Finding Offers New Insights Into Evolution
June 29, 2011 — Modern humans never co-existed with Homo erectus -- a finding counter to previous hypotheses of human evolution -- new excavations in Indonesia and dating analyses show. The research offers new ... > full story -
Cutting Edge Training Developed the Human Brain 80,000 Years Ago
June 21, 2011 — Advanced crafting of stone spearheads contributed to the development of new ways of human thinking and behaving. The technology took a long time to acquire, required step by step planning and ... > full story -
Researchers Solve Mammoth Evolutionary Puzzle: The Woollies Weren't Picky, Happy to Interbreed
May 31, 2011 — A DNA-based study sheds new light on the complex evolutionary history of the woolly mammoth, suggesting it mated with a completely different and much larger species. The research found the woolly ... > full story -
Unique Canine Tooth from 'Peking Man' Found in Swedish Museum Collection
May 25, 2011 — Fossils from so-called Peking man are extremely rare, as most of the finds disappeared during World War II. A unique discovery has been made at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University -- a ... > full story -
Last Neanderthals Near the Arctic Circle?
May 13, 2011 — Remains found near the Arctic Circle characteristic of Mousterian culture have recently been dated at over 28,500 years old, which is more than 8,000 years after Neanderthals are thought to have ... > full story -
No Nuts for 'Nutcracker Man': Early Human Relative Apparently Chewed Grass Instead
May 2, 2011 — For decades, a 2.3-million- to 1.2-million-year-old human relative named Paranthropus boisei has been nicknamed Nutcracker Man because of his big, flat molar teeth and thick, powerful jaw. But a ... > full story -
Right-Handedness Prevailed 500,000 Years Ago
April 19, 2011 — Markings on fossilized front teeth show that right-handedness goes back a half-million years in the human ... > full story -
A New Evolutionary History of Primates
March 17, 2011 — A robust new phylogenetic tree resolves many long-standing issues in primate taxonomy. The genomes of living primates harbor remarkable differences in diversity and provide an intriguing context for ... > full story -
Neanderthals Were Nifty at Controlling Fire
March 14, 2011 — A new study shows clear evidence of the continuous control of fire by Neanderthals in Europe dating back roughly 400,000 years, yet another indication that they weren't dimwitted brutes as often ... > full story -
Stone Tools Influenced Hand Evolution in Human Ancestors, Anthropologists Say
March 7, 2011 — Anthropologists have confirmed Charles Darwin's speculation that the evolution of unique features in the human hand was influenced by increased tool use in our ... > full story -
Origins of Farming in Europe Result of Human Migration and Cultural Change, Study Suggests
February 22, 2011 — It has long been debated as to whether the transition from a largely hunter-gatherer to an agricultural subsistence strategy in Europe was the result of the migration of farmers from the Near East ... > full story -
Subtle Shifts, Not Major Sweeps, Drove Human Evolution
February 17, 2011 — The most popular model used by geneticists for the last 35 years to detect the footprints of human evolution may overlook more common subtle changes, a new study finds. A computational analysis ... > full story
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