Posts Tagged ‘human’

Snake-Hearted

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Humans take python powers to heart.

Historic Mastodon Hunt

Monday, October 24th, 2011

A mastodon rib bone is challenging the early history of humans in North America.

The Original Mama’s Boy

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Chemical analysis of fossilized teeth shows our early male ancestors never roamed too far from home.

Never the Twain Shall Meet

Monday, May 16th, 2011

New archaeological dating techniques suggest Neanderthals and humans may not have been neighbors.

Out of (Southern) Africa?

Monday, March 21st, 2011

Genetic analysis of African hunter-gatherers yields new clues to the geographic origin of our species.

A Place by the Coast

Monday, March 7th, 2011

Exciting archaeological discovery on California’s Channel Islands yields clues to America’s early seafarers.

Out of Africa Earlier

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

A discovery of stone tools in the United Arab Emirates could provide evidence that modern humans left Africa earlier.

Chimpanzees and Play-Mothering

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

New research suggests that young female chimpanzees treat sticks like dolls.

Species Loss and Human Health

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

The loss of a species, from beneficial bacteria to charismatic mammals, can be devastating to the planet, and, according to a new study, harmful to human health.

Brains on the Brain

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Several recent studies published on the brain got us thinking…

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