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Published Ancient DNA analysis sheds light on the early peopling of South America - Ancient DNA Analysis Sheds Light on the Early Peopling of South America


Using DNA from two ancient humans unearthed in two different archaeological sites in northeast Brazi...
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


Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and c...
Published Mammalian evolution provides hints for understanding the origins of human disease - Mammalian Evolution Provides Insights for Understanding the Origins of Human Disease



Even though it is important to know where these variations are located in the genome, it's also usef...
Published Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation - Ancient Genomes Reveal Hidden History of Human Adaptation


The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light o ...
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


The preserved footprints found in New Mexico's Lake Otero Basin would upend scientific understanding...
Published Revealing the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals - Revealing the Genome of the Common Ancestor of All Mammals


An international team has reconstructed the genome organization of the earliest common ancestor of a...
Published More plants on the menu of ancient hunter-gatherers



It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before t...
Published Innovation in stone tool technology involved multiple stages at the time of modern human dispersals



A new study illuminates the cultural evolution that took place approximately 50,000 to 40,000 years ...
Published Evolution's recipe book: How 'copy paste' errors cooked up the animal kingdom



A series of whole genome and gene duplication events that go back hundreds of millions of years have ...
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



A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published How did humans learn to walk? New evolutionary study offers an earful



A new study, which centers on evidence from skulls of a 6-million-year-old fossil ape, Lufengpithecu ...
Published No scientific evidence for cognitively advanced behaviors and symbolism by Homo naledi



A new study casts doubt on claims that Homo naledi, a small-brained hominin dating to between 335-24...
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 Meet the first Neanderthal family - Meet the First Neanderthal Family: A Glimpse into Our Ancestral Past


Researchers have managed to sequence multiple individuals from a remote Neanderthal community in Sib...
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 Early gibbon fossil found in southwest China: Discovery fills evolutionary history gap of apes - Early Gibbon Fossil Found in Southwest China: Discovery Fills Evolutionary History Gap of Apes


A team of scientists has discovered the earliest gibbon fossil, a find that helps fill a long-elusiv...
Published Resolving the evolutionary history of the closest algal relatives of land plants - Resolving the Evolutionary History of the Closest Algal Relatives of Land Plants


Scientists use genomic data to resolve the phylogeny of zygnematophyte algae and pinpoint several em...
Published Sahelanthropus, the oldest representative of humanity, was indeed bipedal...but that's not all! - Sahelanthropus, the Oldest Representative of Humanity, Was Indeed Bipedal...But That's Not All!


The modalities and date of emergence of bipedalism remain bitterly debated, in particular because of...
Published Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations - Homo sapiens likely arose from multiple closely related populations



In testing the genetic material of current populations in Africa and comparing against existing foss...
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



Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has...