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Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Martin Schutt/picture alliance/Getty Images A broader study on Neanderthal ancestry, published Thursday in the journal Science, that analyzed information from the genomes of 59 ancient humans and those of 275 living humans corroborated the more precise timeline, finding that the majority of Neanderthal ancestry in modern humans can be attributed to a …

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Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred

NPR

Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Look at the DNA of most people living outside of Africa today, and you'll see that tens of thousands of years ago, early modern humans mated with Neanderthals and had babies. DANIEL: Sumer …

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2 weeks ago

Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

China Daily

HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East Asia of the evolutionary transition toward Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern humans belong. These include nearly 20 ancient human fossils, a well-preserved skull, over 400 stone tools, and numerous bones with evidence of human processing. The fossils exhibit …

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2 weeks ago

Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

China Daily

HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East Asia of the evolutionary transition toward Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern humans belong. These include nearly 20 ancient human fossils, a well-preserved skull, over 400 stone tools, and numerous bones with evidence of human processing. The fossils exhibit …

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Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

China Daily

This photo taken on Dec 6, 2024 shows human skull fossil fragments displayed at the exhibition hall of Hualongdong site in Dongzhi county of Chizhou city, East China's Anhui province. HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East Asia of the evolutionary transition toward Homo sapiens, the species to …

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2 weeks ago

Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

China Daily

This photo taken on Dec 6, 2024 shows human skull fossil fragments displayed at the exhibition hall of Hualongdong site in Dongzhi county of Chizhou city, East China's Anhui province. HEFEI — Chinese scientists have unearthed dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, the earliest evidence in East Asia of the evolutionary transition toward Homo sapiens, the species to …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

China discovers landmark human evolution fossils

China Daily

HEFEI -- Chinese scientists have discovered dozens of human fossils dating back 300,000 years, which are the earliest ones found in East Asia in terms of the evolution process towards Homo sapiens, the species to which all modern human beings belong. A total of 11 human fossils were unearthed, including one well-preserved foot metatarsal bone, one broken frontal bone, one …

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1.5 million-years-old footprints reveal unknown secret about human species

India Today

A new study has unveiled fossilised footprints from two ancient human species, Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei, that coexisted in northern Kenya approximately 1.5 million years ago. Discovered at the Koobi Fora site near Lake Turkana, these footprints provide the first physical evidence that these distinct species shared the same landscape, raising intriguing questions about their interactions and potential competition …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Crossing evolutionary paths: New research finds different hominin species coexisted

Salon

The bones they found in the sand were a clue that something more was buried beneath the surface. But these remarkably preserved footprints were the first to indicate that two different species of hominins — including Homo erectus, which is a direct ancestor to humans, and Paranthropus boisei, which was a different species that also descended from the ape ancestor …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints shows two different human ancestors lived alongside each other

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new discovery of fossils dating back 1.5 million years is …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths

CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “It’s surprising that you would have two kinds of similarly sized, large-bodied hominin species on the same landscape,” said Kevin Hatala, first author of a study on the footprints that published in the journal Science on Thursday. Briana Pobiner, a research scientist and museum educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Why the Humble Tomato Can Be the Next Superfood Because of its Cancer-Fighting Magic Molecule

The Hindu

Published : Nov 15, 2024 10:00 IST - 5 MINS READ I am changing our taxonomy. “That first berry had a top note of wild green, followed by what my brain called “garden smell”—mud, crushed grass, flowers.” Mr Matthews glances at the berry and is about to speak—when he bites back the word on the tip of his tongue. That …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Interview|'Bells are ringing for the generation of homo plasticus': Microplastics expert Sedat Gündoğdu

New Indian Express

Microplastics have garnered global attention as a growing environmental and health concern in recent years. While the majority of discussions have focused on their presence in air, water, and food, new studies suggest that these tiny plastic particles are infiltrating critical human organs, such as the brain, lungs, and even the placenta. To understand the severity of the situation, The …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Smallest adult human arm bone fossil so far discovered points to origins of 'hobbit'

ABC

A 700,000-year-old fragment of arm bone has shed light on the origins of the early human species known as the "hobbit". Now the discovery of a partial upper arm bone, the smallest adult human arm bone in the fossil record so far, and two more teeth at Mata Menge has revealed that this H. floresiensis individual was only around 100cm …

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7 months ago

Skull found in China may belong to a 'Dragon Man' that lived one million years ago

Daily Mail

A mysterious ancient human-like skull found in China may have been the love child of two species, according to researchers. The Dragon Man, scientifically named Homo longi, had a thick upper brow bone, and big, boxy eye sockets. 'The reconstructed Yunxian 2 suggest that it is an early member of the Asian 'Dragon Man' lineage, which probably includes the Denisovans, …

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7 months ago

The mystery over why human brains have shrunk over time

BBC

The mystery over why human brains have shrunk over time Getty Images/BBC The brains of modern humans are around 13% smaller than those of Homo sapiens who lived 100,000 years ago.Exactly why is still puzzling researchers. As smaller and better organised brains were able to perform more complex computations, metabolically expensive larger brains simply became unnecessary "This was the time …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Spain’s Prado Museum confirms rediscovery of lost Caravaggio. Painting will be unveiled May 27

Associated Press

MADRID — A painting whose auction in Spain was halted in 2021 on suspicion that it might be a Caravaggio has been confirmed as a work by the Italian Baroque master, Spain’s Prado Museum announced Monday. The Prado said in a statement the work titled “Ecce Homo” by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio will go on display from May 27 until …

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8 months ago

Jawdropping discovery: Remains of extinct human species that died thousands of years ago found in kitchen floor tiles

Daily Mail

A dentist caught a huge surprise when he visited his parents' house and spotted a familiar bit of anatomy embedded into the corridor of their newly renovated home. Reddit is rife with fake posts, but multiple experts confirmed to DailyMail.com that this really does appear to be a jawbone, and that it probably belonged to either a modern human or, …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did modern humans replace the Neanderthals? The key might lie in our social structures

Deccan Chronicle

Bath, Mar 27 Why did humans take over the world while our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, became extinct? Forty thousand years ago Neanderthals disappeared from Asia and Europe, replaced by humans. We prize our individuality, but our survival is tied to larger social groups, like a bee’s fate depends on the colony’s survival. Humans aren’t unique in having big brains …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Researchers finally reveal where the first humans went after leaving Africa

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Our results provide the first full picture of the whereabouts of the ancestors of all …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: This California millionaire is peddling eternal life. Why do people believe him?

LA Times

Bryan Johnson addresses followers before leading them on a hike Jan. 13 at Temescal Canyon in Pacific Palisades. “For the first time in the history of Homo sapiens, it’s possible to say with a straight face that death may no longer be inevitable,” he told me on the hike. He calls himself a “ genetically enhanced human,” having undergone $25,000-a-dose …

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1 year ago

Human intelligence: it’s how your brain is wired rather than size that matters

BBC

Human intelligence: it’s how your brain is wired rather than size that matters Mareen Fischinger/Forschungszentrum Jülich The human brain is turning out to be much more complicated than scientists could have ever imagined Human brains are bigger than those of our primate relatives, but evidence from extinct human ancestors suggests brain size isn't everything. "Humans are by far the primates …

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1 year, 2 months ago

New tests confirm antiquity of ancient human footprints in New Mexico

The Hindu

Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research that confirms the antiquity of fossilised footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico using two further dating approaches. The footprints date to about 21,000 to 23,000 years ago, based on radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating techniques, researchers said on …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Scientists use pollen data to decode first human migration into Eurasia

Hindustan Times

Pollen grains analysis helps understand how the first humans migrated from Africa across Europe and Asia, research in Science Advances says. The pollen data showed that warming temperatures supported forests that expanded into Siberia and facilitated early human migration there, researchers from the University of Kansas, US, said in their study. "This research addresses long-standing debates regarding the environmental conditions …

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Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals

Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred

Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

Unearthed Hualongdong fossils reveal secrets of human evolution

China discovers landmark human evolution fossils

1.5 million-years-old footprints reveal unknown secret about human species

Crossing evolutionary paths: New research finds different hominin species coexisted

Discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints shows two different human ancestors lived alongside each other

Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths

Why the Humble Tomato Can Be the Next Superfood Because of its Cancer-Fighting Magic Molecule

Interview|'Bells are ringing for the generation of homo plasticus': Microplastics expert Sedat Gündoğdu

Smallest adult human arm bone fossil so far discovered points to origins of 'hobbit'

Skull found in China may belong to a 'Dragon Man' that lived one million years ago

The mystery over why human brains have shrunk over time

Spain’s Prado Museum confirms rediscovery of lost Caravaggio. Painting will be unveiled May 27

Jawdropping discovery: Remains of extinct human species that died thousands of years ago found in kitchen floor tiles

Why did modern humans replace the Neanderthals? The key might lie in our social structures

Researchers finally reveal where the first humans went after leaving Africa

Opinion: This California millionaire is peddling eternal life. Why do people believe him?

Human intelligence: it’s how your brain is wired rather than size that matters

New tests confirm antiquity of ancient human footprints in New Mexico

Scientists use pollen data to decode first human migration into Eurasia