Briana Brownelladded this to Uncanny LearningCRISPR Creating Neanderthal 'Mini-Brains' With Ancient DNA, CRISPRdiscovermagazine.com For most of our history, Homo sapiens haven’t been the only humans on the planet. At least half a dozen other species are members of the genus Homo, …
jwisneradded this to Scientific MeanderingScience Race science: Angela Saini on the creeping resurgence of racism in sciencesciencefocus.com Why did you decide to write a book about race science? I grew up as an ethnic minority in London at a time when it was a very racist place, during the …
SSten Gunnadded this to Prehistory Using computer simulations to discover where Neanderthals livedphys.org - Science X staff Archaeologist Fulco Sherjon has used computer simulations to identify where and how Neanderthals lived in West Europe. What stood out was that they …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyPlay button What Was It Like When Human Civilization Reached Its Pinnacle?Forbes - Ethan SiegelThe history of humanity was anything but inevitable. Although the Universe created the conditions and ingredients that made our existence possible, it was only a series of unlikely events that unfolded
CBC Newsadded this to OttawaOttawa, ON Less brawn, more brains: New exhibition aims to dispel Neanderthal mythscbc.ca - CBC News · Neanderthals have long been portrayed as big, dumb brutes and mindless, monosyllabic meat-eaters. But a new exhibition at the Canadian Museum of …
Gizmodoadded this to ScienceGeek Tooth Analysis Suggests Neanderthals and Modern Humans Split Apart Far Earlier Than We ThoughtGizmodo - George Dvorsky Dental evidence suggests Neanderthals and modern humans diverged from a common ancestor around 800,000 years ago—hundreds of thousands of years …
CBC Newsadded this to OttawaJazz A new look at our distant cousins, plus jazz and Rossinicbc.ca - Sandra Abma This weekend, check out some futuristic jazz, a major choral work from Italian composer Gioachino Rossini, and a new exhibition that suggests …
Shane Leschasinadded this to esotericaArchaeology Humans and Neanderthals Evolved from a Mystery Common Ancestor, Huge Analysis SuggestsLive Science - Laura Geggel Modern humans and Neanderthals may have diverged at least 800,000 years ago, according to an analysis of nearly 1,000 teeth from humans and our close …
MMichael Stackpoleadded this to Human pre-historyTeeth These Tiny Teeth Suggest Neanderthals Evolved Earlier Than We ThoughtAtlas Obscura - by Sabrina Imbler Deep within the Atapuerca Mountains of northern Spain, a cave called the “Pit of Bones” became the final resting place for some very tiny ancient …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area news House without drapes creates 'Diorama Man'Chicago Tribune - John KassAn old man once told me, after 40 years of working in the same tiny room, that there was one thing about his job that he hated: Strangers were always staring at the back of his head. About the only thing
Archaeology Tooth Study Suggests Earlier Neanderthal-Modern Human Split - Archaeology Magazinearchaeology.org - Jessica E. Saraceni LONDON, ENGLAND—According to a Science News report, Neanderthals and modern humans split from a common ancestor more than 800,000 years ago, or …
Daily Mailadded this to Top StoriesHumanityNeanderthals and modern humans separated as species at least 800,000 years ago – more than twice as long ago as was previouslydailymail.co.uk - Tim Collins Neanderthals and modern humans split from their common ancestor at least 800,000 years ago, more than twice as long ago as was previously …
USA TODAYadded this to Top StoriesHumanity Neanderthals split from modern humans much earlier than thought, study suggestsUSA TODAY - Doyle RiceA new study suggests that modern humans and our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, may have split 800,000 years ago, hundreds of thousands of years earlier than had been thought. How do scientists know
Thomas Nicholsadded this to EvolutionEvolution New study suggests humans and Neanderthals split off earlier than we thoughtnewatlas.com - Michael Irving It's not known exactly when humans and Neanderthals split off from their last common ancestor, but the estimated window is very wide, between 300,000 …
news.com.auadded this to TECHNOLOGYHumanity Study rewrites history of modern humansnews.com.au - AFP Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800,000 years ago, significantly earlier than currently thought, according to new study based on …
The Guardianadded this to BooksBooks Now You’re Talking by Trevor Cox review – conversation, from the Neanderthals to AIThe Guardian - PD SmithDuring the second world war a Norwegian woman suffered terrible head injuries when she was struck by shrapnel. Afterwards, she developed a German accent, even though she had never left Norway: shopkeepers
POLITICOPrehistory BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Former Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), now a senior legislative adviser at McDermott Will & EmeryPOLITICO - By POLITICO STAFFHow/where are you celebrating your birthday and with whom? “I’ll be celebrating my birthday with my kids and grandkids over dinner at Maggiano’s in Tyson’s.” How did you get your start in politics? “I
IKITOadded this to Science & TechFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScience Neanderthals and modern humans parted company earlier than thoughtcosmosmagazine.com Tooth study pushes back the last common ancestor by around 400,000 years. Andrew Masterson reports.
SSten Gunnadded this to PrehistoryBiological Species Neanderthals lived with us, were like us, then disappeared. A new exhibition investigates our ancient cousinsthetelegram.com They existed alongside Homo sapiens for thousands of years. Then, between 30,000 and 40,000 years ago, they vanished, eventually leaving our …
The Natural History Museum, Londonadded this to The Natural History Museum, LondonNatural History Museum Early Neanderthal teeth shed light on the identity of our own ancient ancestorsnhm.ac.uk The origin of our species, Homo sapiens, has long intrigued scientists. We know that our closest relatives were the heavier-set Neanderthals (Homo …
New Scientistadded this to New ScientistHumanity Did we split from Neanderthals 400,000 years earlier than we thought?newscientist.com - By Ruby Prosser Scully An analysis of fossil teeth suggests that the shared ancestor of modern humans and our Neanderthal cousins may have lived more than 800,000 years ago. …
New York Postadded this to LivingWomen's Cricket Human ancestors ate other humans because they were easier to catchNew York Post - By Charlotte Edwards Cannibal human ancestors would kill and eat each other because it was “more cost-effective” than catching animals, a new study claims. Researchers …
Daily Mailadded this to Top StoriesHumanityAncestor species of modern humans and Neanderthals that lived in Spain one million years ago resorted to CANNIBALISM as wasdailymail.co.uk - Joe Pinkstone An ancient human ancestor that lived a million years ago engaged in cannibalism, scientists claim. They say eating their own species was a good …
Biological Species Genome of the endangered pygmy hog reveals interbreeding with several pig speciesphys.org - Science X staff The little pygmy hog turns out to be a big piece in resolving the complex evolutionary puzzle of wild boar speciation. Researchers from Wageningen …
Popular Mechanicsadded this to Science!Science This Tibetan Bone Discovery Rewrites Ancient HistoryPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanIt's proof that the Neanderthal-like Denisovans once lived outside their single cave. The Denisovans have a new address. For the first time ever, bones belonging to the extinct group of hominins, who related
THE Oregonianadded this to Oregonian NewsHumanity Keeping up with the Denisovans: scientists study extinct human species; 'very mysterious group'oregonlive.com Four decades ago, a monk came to pray at a limestone cave two miles above sea level in the Tibetan Plateau. There the monk found half of a human …
BBryan Schutteadded this to Must readsTibet Ancient Human Relatives Found High In Tibetsciencefriday.com Back in 2008, paleoanthropologists exploring a Siberian cave found one hominid finger bone. DNA analysis of that bone led researchers to announce the …
RRanny Eckstromadded this to Early HumansSpain Neanderthal Hearths in Spain Analyzedarchaeology.org - Jessica E. Saraceni TENERIFE, SPAIN—Cosmos reports that Lucia Leierer of the University of La Laguna and her colleagues analyzed 11 hearths at El Salt, a Middle …
Research Dept.added this to Black HistoryEmmett Till The Rest Is History | May 3, 2019laphamsquarterly.org - By Jaime Fuller • The story of Angela, the first African woman recorded to live in Virginia. (The Washington Post) • How to remember Emmett Till: “As Till’s story is …
National GeographicProtein Mysterious Denisovan human fossil found in TibetNational Geographic - Maya Wei-HaasThe mouth of Baishiya Karst Cave nestles near the base of a towering crag at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Strands of colorful prayer flags crisscross the pale face of the hollow, a holy location where
