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…
How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer
For some three billion years, unicellular organisms ruled Earth. Then, around one billion years ago, a new chapter…
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…
Mystery hominin skull discovered in 1960 dated to at least 286,000 years old
A mystery in human evolution may be close to being solved, thanks to a new study by the…
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…
Fossil teeth in Ethiopia reveal new Australopithecus species that lived alongside early Homo ancestors
Researchers in northeastern Ethiopia have made a thrilling discovery of fossilized teeth that may belong to a new…
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…
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…
AI creator lists what jobs ‘won’t exist in next 24 months’
An artificial intelligence (AI) specialist has revealed the professions he’s certain will vanish within 24 months as AI…
Once Believed to Be Junk, Viral Ancient DNA Has Been Ghost Writing Our Genetic Code
We all have one: a junk drawer that we stuff full of all our random — and often…
Healthy Life: Ancient viruses in our DNA may hold clues to what makes us human | Healthy Life
Fragments of ancient viral DNA once dismissed as “junk” may play a role in controlling our genes, according…