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Published Study reveals average age at conception for men versus women over past 250,000 years - Study Reveals Average Age at Conception for Men Versus Women Over Past 250,000 Years
(via sciencedaily.com) Using a new method based upon comparing DNA mutation rates between parents and offspring, evolutiona...
Published Smallpox has plagued humans since ancient Egyptian times, new evidence confirms - Smallpox has plagued humans since ancient Egyptian times, new evidence confirms
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Smallpox was once one of humanity's most devastating diseases, but its origin is shrouded in mystery...
Published Ethical ancient DNA research must involve descendant communities, say researchers - Ethical Ancient DNA Research Must Involve Descendant Communities, Say Researchers
(via sciencedaily.com) The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoverie...
Published Plague trackers: Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death - Plague Trackers: Unraveling the Mysterious Origins of the Black Death
(via sciencedaily.com) Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and c...
Published 2.9-million-year-old butchery site reopens case of who made first stone tools - 2.9-Million-Year-Old Butchery Site Reopens Case of Who Made First Stone Tools
(via sciencedaily.com) Along the shores of Africa's Lake Victoria in Kenya roughly 2.9 million years ago, early human ances...
Published Footprints claimed as evidence of ice age humans in North America need better dating, new research shows - Footprints Claimed as Evidence of Ice Age Humans in North America Need Better Dating, New Research Shows
(via sciencedaily.com) The preserved footprints found in New Mexico's Lake Otero Basin would upend scientific understanding...
Published How placentas evolved in mammals - How Placentas Evolved in Mammals
(via sciencedaily.com) The fossil record tells us about ancient life through the preserved remains of body parts like bones ...
Published Ancient proteins offer new clues about origin of life on Earth - Ancient Proteins Offer New Clues About the Origin of Life on Earth
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source By simulating early Earth conditions in the lab, researchers have found that without specific amino...
Published Scientists recover an ancient woman's DNA from a 20,000-year-old pendant - Scientists Recover DNA from 20,000-Year-Old Pendant
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An international research team has for the first time successfully isolated ancient human DNA from a...
Published Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago - Humanity's Earliest Recorded Kiss Occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the people...
Published Geneticists discover hidden 'whole genome duplication' that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions - Geneticists Discover Hidden 'Whole Genome Duplication' That May Explain Why Some Species Survived Mass Extinctions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has...
Published Revealing the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals - Revealing the Genome of the Common Ancestor of All Mammals
(via sciencedaily.com) An international team has reconstructed the genome organization of the earliest common ancestor of a...
Published Cave excavation pushes back the clock on early human migration to Laos - Cave Excavation Pushes Back the Clock on Early Human Migration to Laos
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Fifteen years of archaeological work in the Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos has yielded a reli...
Published Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago - Humans' Evolutionary Relatives Butchered One Another 1.45 Million Years Ago
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives but...
Published Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes - Woolly Mammoths: Evolution of Smaller Ears and Woolier Coats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published Apes may have evolved upright stature for leaves, not fruit, in open woodland habitats - Apes May Have Evolved Upright Stature for Leaves, Not Fruit, in Open Woodland Habitats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Anthropologists have long thought that our ape ancestors evolved an upright torso in order to pick f...