People in England were using balance weights and scales to measure the value of materials as early as the late second and early first millennia … The beginnings of trade in northwestern Europe during the Bronze AgeRead more
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11,500-year-old animal bones suggest early dogs helped humans hunt
11,500 years ago in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live alongside dogs and may also have used them for hunting, a new … 11,500-year-old animal bones suggest early dogs helped humans huntRead more
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Why do rich people lie, cheat and steal more than those on low incomes?
DID YOU EVER get the feeling that people driving fancy, expensive cars are more aggressive on the road, more domineering or that they think they … Why do rich people lie, cheat and steal more than those on low incomes?Read more
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9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world’s first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of the … 9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problemsRead more
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Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago
Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago, substantially earlier than indicated by most DNA-based estimates, according to new research by a UCL … Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years agoRead more
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Agriculture May Have Shaped Both Human Jaws and Language
Recent evidence from several studies in paleoanthropology has upended these assumptions by suggesting the way we eat can actually alter jaw anatomy. the consequences for … Agriculture May Have Shaped Both Human Jaws and LanguageRead more
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Over five percent of deaths on the roads are due to higher speed limits
© Getty Images/ Protesting killer speed limits in 1937 In 1995 the US Congress removed federal regulation of speed limits, and in the years since, … Over five percent of deaths on the roads are due to higher speed limitsRead more
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Drier, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolution
A progressively drying climate punctuated by variable wetter episodes may have precipitated the transition from our hominin ancestors to anatomically modern humans, according to research … Drier, less predictable environment may have spurred human evolutionRead more
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Neanderthal healthcare practices crucial to survival
Research at the University of York has suggested that Neanderthals embraced healthcare practices, such as assisting in cases of serious injury and the challenges of … Neanderthal healthcare practices crucial to survivalRead more
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Archaeologists discover bread that predates agriculture by 4,000 years
At an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan, researchers have discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago. It is the … Archaeologists discover bread that predates agriculture by 4,000 yearsRead more