1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1176+ words) Combining an unprecedented amount of ancient genomic data with novel computational methods, the new analysis shows instead that directional selection has driven the spread or decline of hundreds of gene variants in West Eurasia since the end of the Ice…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (676+ words) A research team from Finland has presented the initial findings from the sampling carried out in connection with the return of skulls from 82 Finnish individuals by Sweden and the Karolinska Institutet two years ago. Researchers collected samples from P'lk'ne Church,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (900+ words) Mirage News As long as 220, 000 years ago - far earlier than previously thought - people quarried rocks for their tools in places they specifically sought out. An international research team led by the University of T'bingen has demonstrated this behavior at the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (195+ words) What if Homo erectus (H. erectus), the direct ancestor of modern humans, arrived in China much earlier than we thought? New research published in Science Advances on February 18, may rewrite our understanding of early human dispersal in that area. A study…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (323+ words) The work builds on a fresh investigation of a famous Upper Paleolithic burial discovered in 1963 at Grotta del Romito in southern Italy. For decades, the site intrigued scientists because of unusual skeletal traits and the way the two individuals were…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (485+ words) An international research team led by scientists from La Trobe University in Australia and the University of Cambridge is questioning how one of the most complete early human fossils has been classified. Their findings suggest the specimen may not belong…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (884+ words) Scientists, including a University of Michigan geochemist, have determined that bones from the foot of an ancient human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia belong to a hominin species that lived at the same time as the famous hominin species Lucy. The…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (372+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. As human groups migrated and settled across Holocene Eurasia, dogs often traveled with them, researchers…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (400+ words) Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can rationally revise their beliefs when presented with new information. Working at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (221+ words) Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the evolutionary advantages of these traits, finds a new analysis of ape skulls by UCL researchers. The paper, published in the journal…...