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Published New research exposes early humans' ecological versatility



A recent study sheds new light on the ecological adaptability of early humans at the time when they ...
Published Origins of cumulative culture in human evolution



Cumulative culture -- the accumulation of technological modifications and improvements over generati...
Published Fossil hotspots in Africa obscure a more complete picture of human evolution



A new study shows how the mismatch between where fossils are preserved and where humans likely lived ...
Published Jawbone may represent earliest presence of humans in Europe - Jawbone May Represent Earliest Presence of Humans in Europe


For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long conside ...
Published Information 'deleted' from the human genome may be what made us human - Information 'Deleted' from the Human Genome May Be What Made Us Human



What the human genome is lacking compared with the genomes of other primates might have been as cruc ...
Published Evidence of Ice Age human migrations from China to the Americas and Japan - Evidence of Ice Age Human Migrations from China to the Americas and Japan



Scientists have used mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern coastal China to the...
Published Modern humans generate more brain neurons than Neanderthals - Modern Humans Generate More Brain Neurons than Neanderthals


The question of what makes modern humans unique has long been a driving force for researchers. Compa ...
Published Human evolution wasn't just the sheet music, but how it was played - Human Evolution Wasn't Just the Sheet Music, But How It Was Played


A team of researchers has identified a group of human DNA sequences driving changes in brain develop ...
Published Key phases of human evolution coincide with flickers in eastern Africa's climate - Key Phases of Human Evolution Coincide with Flickers in Eastern Africa's Climate


Interdisciplinary research in southern Ethiopia enabled the deciphering of eastern Africa's climatic...
Published Searching for ancient bears in an Alaskan cave led to an important human discovery - Searching for Ancient Bears in an Alaskan Cave Led to an Important Human Discovery



Genetic analysis links 3,000-year-old bone found in cave to modern Alaska Natives. ABSTRACT: Searchi...
Published Genetic variant identified that shaped the human skull base



Researchers have identified a variant in the gene TBX1 as key in the development of the unique morph...
Published Extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years



Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans sur ...
Published Climate change likely impacted human populations in the Neolithic and Bronze Age



Human populations in Neolithic Europe fluctuated with changing climates, according to a new study. ...
Published Study of ancient skulls sheds light on human interbreeding with Neanderthals - Study of Ancient Skulls Sheds Light on Human Interbreeding with Neanderthals


Research has established that there are traces of Neandertal DNA in the genome of modern humans. Now ...
Published Exposing the evolutionary weak spots of the human genome - Exposing the Evolutionary Weak Spots of the Human Genome


Mutations can drastically help or hurt the odds of an organism surviving and reproducing. Researcher...
Published Focus on function helps identify the changes that made us human - Focus on Function Helps Identify the Changes That Made Us Human



Research sheds light on human evolution, and demonstrates an approach for identifying significant di ...
Published Nose shape gene inherited from Neanderthals - Nose Shape Gene Inherited from Neanderthals



Humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals that affects the shape of our noses, finds a new ...
Published When did the genetic variations that make us human emerge? - When Did the Genetic Variations That Make Us Human Emerge?


The study of the genomes of our closest relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, has opened up ne...
Published Dishing the dirt on human evolution: Why scientific techniques matter in archaeology



Scientists should seek answers hidden in the dirt using proven and state-of-the-art archaeological s...
Published Neanderthals and humans lived side by side in Northern Europe 45,000 years ago



Archaeologists have debated whether Neanderthals or modern humans made stone tools that are found at ...