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Information technology played key role in growth of ancient civilizations
When it comes to the great civilizations of human history, the pen really might have been mightier than the sword. That’s according to a new … Information technology played key role in growth of ancient civilizationsRead more
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Icelandic DNA jigsaw-puzzle brings new knowledge about Neanderthals
An international team of researchers has put together a new image of Neanderthals based on the genes Neanderthals left in the DNA of modern humans … Icelandic DNA jigsaw-puzzle brings new knowledge about NeanderthalsRead more
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Hunter-gatherer networks accelerated human evolution
Around 300,000 years ago, our ancestors lived in small communities as hunters and gatherers. This lifestyle likely played a central role in humanity’s success, as … Hunter-gatherer networks accelerated human evolutionRead more
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Neanderthal ancestry also in African populations
In a paper published today in the journal Cell, a team of Princeton researchers detailed a new computational method for detecting Neanderthal ancestry in the … Neanderthal ancestry also in African populationsRead more
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Early modern humans cooked starchy food in South Africa, 170,000 years ago
The inhabitants of the Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains on the Kwazulu-Natal/eSwatini border were cooking starchy plants 170 thousand years ago The underground food … Early modern humans cooked starchy food in South Africa, 170,000 years agoRead more
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Rare 10 million-year-old fossil unearths new view of human evolution
Near an old mining town in Central Europe, known for its picturesque turquoise-blue quarry water, lay Rudapithecus. For 10 million years, the fossilized ape waited … Rare 10 million-year-old fossil unearths new view of human evolutionRead more
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The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, Revealed
https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/E458E255-1706-446C-83C1F06B4B820527_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&AE437362-794E-4A91-9093B8B73AB51E3E Australopithecus anamensis. Credit: Dale Omori and Liz Russell (photograph); Jennifer Taylor and Cleveland Museum of Natural History (composite image of hands holding “MRD”) Nearly … The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, RevealedRead more
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Humans co-evolved with immune-related diseases — and it’s still happening
Some of the same mutations allowing humans to fend off deadly infections also make us more prone to certain inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, such as … Humans co-evolved with immune-related diseases — and it’s still happeningRead more
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A face for Lucy’s ancestor
Australopithecus anamensis is the earliest-known species of Australopithecus and widely accepted as the progenitor of ‘Lucy’s’ species, Australopithecus afarensis. Until now, A. anamensis was known … A face for Lucy’s ancestorRead more