Genetics Reveal How Human Contact Shapes Language Evolution
Summary: A new study shows that genetic evidence of historical contact between populations reveals consistent patterns of language…
DNA From a Mysterious Extinct Hominin May Have Helped Ancient Americans Survive
New research suggests that as ancient humans migrated into the Americas, they carried a surprising evolutionary advantage hidden…
Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees
Kirmayer, L. J. The cultural diversity of healing: meaning, metaphor and mechanism. Br. Med. Bull. 69, 33–48 (2004).…
Primate Ancestors Thrived in Cold Climates
Most people imagine our early primate ancestors swinging through lush tropical forests. But new research shows that they were braving…
Why Great White Sharks’ DNA Doesn’t Add Up
Once survivors of the ice age, great white sharks carry a strange DNA riddle. Nuclear and mitochondrial results…
Genetic mutation in key enzyme may explain why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct
A minor genetic difference in one of the enzymes may have helped separate modern humans from Neanderthals and…
75-Million-Year-Old Dragonfly Species Found | Sci.News
Named Cordualadensa acorni, the new dragonfly species from Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park represents the only Mesozoic dragonfly for…
These thirteen teeth from Ethiopia rewrite the tree of human evolution
Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia: 13 teeth reveal coexistence of a new Australopithecus and the oldest homo. A branched, non -linear…
Marsupials are underrated Australian survivors. It’s time to get to know them better
A small golden animal with shovel-like claws swims through the red sand of Australia’s central desert in pursuit…
4,000-year-old sheep tooth sheds light on enigmatic Eurasian plague
Around 5,000 years ago, a mysterious form of plague spread throughout Eurasia, only to disappear 2,000 years later.…
Scientists solve decade-long mystery of Pacific sea star epidemic | Spare News
The mystery behind a catastrophic disease that caused the massive die off of billions of sea stars along…
This animal could rule the Earth when mankind becomes extinct
We’re all familiar to some extent with the animals and dinosaurs that have ruled the Earth over the…