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Livings with lizards and insects
1 year, 3 months ago

Livings with lizards and insects

The Hindu  

First came physics, then chemistry and finally biology. Life evolved ever so slowly, first in the oceans and later on the surface of earth, till about 2.5 million years ago when the genus Homo came into the picture in Africa. However, as the term suggests, the “wise humans”, on their way to self-assumed stardom, exterminated many organisms, including several of …

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2.9-million-year-old butchery site in Kenya suggests humans perhaps weren't first to use crafted stone tools
1 year, 10 months ago

2.9-million-year-old butchery site in Kenya suggests humans perhaps weren't first to use crafted stone tools

ABC  

Around 2.9 million years ago, an ancient hominin in East Africa butchered a hippopotamus and feasted on its pulverised flesh. Key points: Archaeologists found fossilised hacked bones of animals alongside crafted stone tools The discovery pushes back the age at which crafted stone tools were used by around 300,000 years Discovery of teeth at the site raises the question of …

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Early human ancestors may be a million years older than previously thought: Study
2 years, 5 months ago

Early human ancestors may be a million years older than previously thought: Study

Hindustan Times  

The fossils of our earliest ancestors found in South Africa are a million years older than previously thought, meaning they walked the Earth around the same time as their East African relatives like the famous "Lucy", according to new research. Around 2.2 million years ago the Homo habilis -- the earliest species of the Homo genus that includes Homo sapiens …

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2 finds in Israel, China shed new light on our origin
3 years, 5 months ago

2 finds in Israel, China shed new light on our origin

Hindustan Times  

Bones belonging to a “new type of early human” - previously unknown - have been found in Israel, researchers said on Thursday, claiming to have shed new light on human evolution. In a similar breakthrough on Friday, scientists said a skull that was unearthed in China in 2018 is now known to be representing a newly discovered human species that …

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Modern Human Brain Originated 1.7 Million Years Ago in Africa, New Study Reveals
3 years, 8 months ago

Modern Human Brain Originated 1.7 Million Years Ago in Africa, New Study Reveals

News 18  

One of the most intriguing questions we face is: When and where did the modern human brain evolve? The first populations of the genus Homo, which emerged in Africa about 2.5 million years ago, walked straight up but they had brains similar to primitive ape, about half the size of ours. They concluded that the modern human brain evolved around …

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Survival of the Fittest? Climate Change Led to Extinction of 'Other' Human Species
4 years, 2 months ago

Survival of the Fittest? Climate Change Led to Extinction of 'Other' Human Species

News 18  

The genus Homo has different species of humans, including us, the Homo sapiens. The expert said that even with the “use of fire and refined stone tools, the formation of complex social networks”, as well as the “production of glued spear points, fitted clothes, and a good amount of cultural and genetic exchange, many Homo species could not survive intense …

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