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Published UK's oldest human DNA obtained, revealing two distinct Palaeolithic populations - UK's Oldest Human DNA Obtained, Revealing Two Distinct Palaeolithic Populations


The first genetic data from Palaeolithic human individuals in the UK -- the oldest human DNA obtaine...
Published Smallpox has plagued humans since ancient Egyptian times, new evidence confirms - Smallpox has plagued humans since ancient Egyptian times, new evidence confirms



Smallpox was once one of humanity's most devastating diseases, but its origin is shrouded in mystery...
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 First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can - First Hominin Muscle Reconstruction Shows 3.2 Million-Year-Old 'Lucy' Could Stand as Erect as We Can



Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful...
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 Family trees from the European Neolithic



The Neolithic burial site of Gurgy 'les Noisats' in France revealed two unprecedentedly large family...
Published How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe



A new study finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in the North Atlantic a ...
Published Origin of ancient mummified baboons found in Egypt



Primatologists are using genetic analysis to determine the geographic origin of ancient mummified ba...
Published Persian plateau unveiled as crucial hub for early human migration out of Africa



A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has unveiled the Persia...
Published Evolution of taste: Early sharks were able to perceive bitter substances



New genetic data show that humans and sharks share bitter taste receptors, even though their evoluti...
Published Looking for 'LUCA' and the timing of cellular evolution



LUCA, the 'last universal common ancestor' of all living organisms, lived 4.32 to at most 4.52 billi...
Published Great apes playfully tease each other



Babies playfully tease others as young as eight months of age. Since language is not required for th...
Published Pollen analysis suggests peopling of Siberia and Europe by modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell



A new study appearing in Science Advances compares Pleistocene vegetation communities around Lake Ba...
Published Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis



A new study reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island o...
Published Early human migrants followed lush corridor-route out of Africa



Scientists have found early human migrants left Africa for Eurasia, across the Sinai peninsula and o...
Published Ancient tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia - Ancient Tooth Unlocks Mystery of Denisovans in Asia



What links a finger bone and some fossil teeth found in a cave in the remote Altai Mountains of Sibe...
Published New genetic research on remote Pacific islands yields surprising findings on world's earliest seafarers - New Genetic Research on Remote Pacific Islands Yields Surprising Findings on World's Earliest Seafarers


New genetic research from remote islands in the Pacific offers fresh insights into the ancestry and...
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 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 Oldest evidence of the controlled use of fire to cook food, researchers report - Oldest Evidence of Controlled Use of Fire to Cook Food Discovered by Researchers



The remains of a huge carp fish mark the earliest signs of cooking by prehistoric human to 780,000 y...