Earliest specimen from the human family discovered in Ethiopia
A broken jaw unearthed in Ethiopia pushes back the origin of the homo linage - of which homo sapiens sapiens ...
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22,000 year old skull fragment may represent extinct lineage of modern humans
A partial skull fragment found in Kenya seems to indicate that early humans were much more diverse than previously thought. ...
Early human ancestors used their hands much in the way as we do
After analyzing key hand bone fragments from fossil records, a team of anthropologists conclude that pre-homo human ancestral species, such ...
Unique gene passed by extinct human species makes Tibetans superhuman
Tibetans acquired a unique gene by interbreeding with a now-extinct human species. Photo: easytourchina.com Advancements in ...
Stone-Tipped Spears Predate Existence of Humans
Researchers have found obsidian spearheads dated 85.000 years ago before the development of Homo Sapiens (280.000 years ago). This ...
Which came first: the dexterous hand or the agile foot?
Shape of the hand and foot in two primate species. The fingers are represented independently (colour ...
Human hair found in prehistoric hyena feces
Human hair found in fossilized hyena poop suggests that ancient humans were sometimes on the menu of other animals. The ...
High-quality Neanderthal genome published for open access
German scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig have completed the first high-quality draft Neanderthal genome sequence, ...
Humans developed spearheads 500.000 years ago
Early humans developed sophisticated hunting weapons half a million years ago, 200.000 years before researchers believed they did. [caption id="attachment_16033" ...
Controversial study claims humans are slowly losing their intellectual abilities
According to a new study conducted by Professor Gerald Crabtree, who heads a genetics laboratory at Stanford University in California, ...
Mysterious hominid fossils found in China hint towards a new human species
[caption id="attachment_12169" align="alignnone" width="460" caption="A skull from a specimen, recovered from Longlin cave in China, belonging to the Red Deer ...
High-resolution genome sequence of ancient human ancestor released online
Last year, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, produced a draft of the Denisova genome, in order study ...
Scientists uncover (new) oldest modern humans in Europe
A fresh look at some already known fossilized remains revealed quite a surprise: they turned out to be the earliest ...
Language reveals ancient humans were mostly right handed
Humanity's right handedness began at least 500.000 years ago, according to a new study conducted by University of Kansas researchers. ...
A third of Texans believe humans lived side by side with dinosaurs… and other stuff
I recently came across this poll, which was conducted about a year ago. Ok, so it's not extremely actual, but ...
Neanderthal extinction not caused by diet
By all standards, at some point, Neanderthals were better prepared for life than any other human species; however, in spite ...
Evidence of new species of man found
Svante Paabo, the researcher whose work provided the basis for the Jurassic Park movies seems to have struck gold once ...
Are humans still evolving ?
A great Fora TV discussion about the continued evolution of our species.
Tiny Pacific skeletons lead to hobbit debate
After it was proved that Homo floresiensis (”Man of Flores”, nicknamed Hobbit) is a different species than humans, the ...