Homo sapiens

Lead exposure to humans in modern times versus our ancestors. Image credit: J. Gregory / Mount Sinai Health System.

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Several hominids — Australopithecus africanus, Paranthropus robustus, early Homo sp., Gigantopithecus blacki, Pongo sp., Papio sp., Homo neanderthalensis,…

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Paleoanthropologists have once again sparked a debate after suggesting that a long-extinct human relative may have buried its…

Lead Exposure May Have Influenced Evolution of Human Brain, Behavior, and Development of Language

Extinct human relative practiced cultural burials 120,000 years ago