Homo sapiens
History
Why Europeans Have Less Neanderthal DNA Than East Asians
A recent study suggests the reason modern Europeans possess less Neanderthal DNA as compared to today's East Asians could be linked to the migration of Ancient Middle Eastern farmers.
People with roots outside of Africa typically have around two percent...
Archaeology
Oldest Wooden Structure Half a Million Years Old Discovered in Africa
Archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery of the oldest wooden structure that sheds new light on our history. They've found evidence that humans were using wood to build things much earlier than we originally believed and as early as...
Archaeology
Humans and Neanderthals “Lived Together” 50,000 Years Ago
New research from an Israeli archaeological dig has proven that modern humans and Neanderthals lived together some 50,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Stunning Facial Reconstruction of Paleolithic Woman
Archaeologists have reconstructed the face of a Paleolithic woman whose human skull was found buried inside a cave in 1881 in the hamlet of Mlade located in today's Czech Republic. The subject was identified as male at the time,...
Africa
Homo Sapiens May Not Have Been the First Species to Use Fire
New emerging evidence discovered in South Africa nullifies prior suggestions indicating that homo sapiens was the first species to use fire.
Analysis of fossil remains unearthed from the Rising Star Cave system in South Africa indicates that Homo naledi, an...
Archaeology
Homo Sapiens in Europe Used Bow and Arrow Earlier than Tought
In a cave in the south of France, researchers have found artefacts that suggest Homo sapiens were the first in Europe to use bows and arrows as a kind of weaponry.
Archery was used in Europe almost 40,000 years earlier...
Education
Cyborgs v ‘Holdout Humans’: What the World Might Be Like If Our Species Survives for a Million Years
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There may be humans who look more or less like us in the year million, but they won’t be alone.
By Anders Sandberg
Most species are transitory. They go extinct, branch into new species or change over time due to random...
Science
Study of Fossil Skulls Sheds Light on Neandertals Mating with Modern Humans
An exploratory study by North Carolina State University is offering new insights on the interbreeding between Neandertals and modern humans.
History
Dragon Man: Newly Discovered Species Lived Among Homo Sapiens
Paleoanthropologists have reportedly discovered what they claim to be a new hominin species in northeastern China. The skull was discovered outside of Harbin, and has a combination of features so divergent from Homo sapiens, Denisovans, and Neanderthals, that researchers...
Archaeology
Europe’s First Homo Sapiens May Have Lived in a Rock Shelter in France
A new study published on Wednesday argues that the first Homo Sapiens in Europe took shelter in a cave in France.
The study, which was published in Science Advances, points to multiple artifacts recovered in the cave -- including stone...