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30 Jun 2021

Dragon man: Scientists discover new species of humans in China

Professor Qiang Ji with his international research team dated the skull to at least 146,000 years old The massive size is one of the most exceptional aspects of the fossilised skull The Harbin cranium has a cranial capacity of approximately 1,420 milliliters

18 Nov 2017

Human evolution is uneven, punctuated: Study

After excavating three new sites in southern Spain, over more than 10 years, the researchers discovered evidence of distinct Neanderthal materials dating from 37,000 years ago.

01 Nov 2017

Scientists question brainpower, say human brains not as exceptional

The study compared the relative brain costs of 22 species.

Human evolution

10 Aug 2017

Humans arrived in Southeast Asia 20,000 years earlier: Study

The dating of a cave site in West Sumatra in Indonesia, called Lida Ajer, provided researchers the first evidence for rainforest use of modern humans.

Human evolution

10 Aug 2017

Humans arrived in Southeast Asia 20,000 years earlier: Study

The dating of a cave site in West Sumatra in Indonesia, called Lida Ajer, provided researchers the first evidence for rainforest use of modern humans.

06 Aug 2017

Competition over mammoth meat may have wiped out Neanderthals

The first representatives of Homo sapiens colonised Europe around 43,000 years ago, replacing the Neanderthals there approximately 3,000 years later.

23 May 2017

Humans originated in Europe, not Africa: Study

Researchers have assumed up to now that the lineages diverged five to seven million years ago and that the first pre-humans developed in Africa.

Human evolution

22 May 2017

Indian professor from Kerala claims he can prove Charles Darwin's 'Theory of Evolution' wrong! - Watch video

An Indian professor from Kerala, Manoj Kumar P, has claimed that after 14 years of thorough research, he knows how the first cell was formed, which Darwin didn't.

Human evolution

14 Mar 2017

Secret of human evolution may be hidden inside 400,000-year-old skull!

The cranium was found in 2014. Since the sediments containing the cranium at the Aroeira site were firmly cemented, the cranium was removed from the site in a large, solid block.

Human evolution

01 Mar 2017

From primitive ancestor to modern Homo sapiens: Seaweed is the secret to our evolution?

Seaweed – large marine algae, or macroalgae – is also rich in vitamin B12, iodine and poly-unsaturated fatty-acids which are essential for brain development.

26 Feb 2017

Neanderthals genes behind schizophrenia: Study

Previous studies have found correlations between Neanderthal genes and traits such as fat metabolism, depression and lupus risk.

12 Jan 2017

Hearing voices: Baboon calls contain evidence of origins of human language, say scientists!

They also found similar muscles in baboon tongues as human tongues which are key to our ability to make vowel sounds.

Caesarean births

07 Dec 2016

Caesarean section: Do C-section births affect human evolution? Things you need to know

A caesarean section, also known as c-section, is the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus.

29 Jun 2016

We evolved 3 times faster post dinosaur extinction

According to a new study, our ancestors evolved three times faster in the 10 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs than in the previous 80 million years.

17 Nov 2015

Environment has extensively shaped human brain

These findings could also have important implications regarding human susceptibility to degenerative diseases.

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