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Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)

The Neanderthals disappeared about 30,000 years ago, but little pieces of them live on in the form of DNA sequences scattered through the modern human genome. A...

Evolution purged many Neanderthal genes from human genome

Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)

Neanderthal genetic material is found in only small amounts in the genomes of modern humans because, after interbreeding, natural selection removed large number...

Europeans and Africans have different immune systems, and neanderthals are partly to thank

Oct 24, 2016 (SPX)

It's long been clear that people from different parts of the world differ in their susceptibility to developing infections as well as chronic inflammatory and a...

Resilient 'risky-and-reliable' plant use strategy may have driven Neolithization in Jordan

Oct 24, 2016 (SPX)

A resilient dietary strategy balancing reliable wetland plants and "riskier" seasonal grasses may have driven adoption of the sedentary lifestyle which later be...

Ancient human history more complex than previously thought

Oct 24, 2016 (SPX)

Relationships between the ancestors of modern humans and other archaic populations such as Neanderthals and Denisovans were likely more complex than previously ...

Extensive heat treatment in Middle Stone Age silcrete tool production in South Africa

Oct 24, 2016 (SPX)

Humans living in South Africa in the Middle Stone Age may have used advanced heating techniques to produce silcrete blades, according to a study published Octob...

Study finds earliest evidence in fossil record for right-handedness

Oct 24, 2016 (SPX)

Perhaps the bias against left-handers dates back much further than we thought. By examining striations on teeth of a Homo habilis fossil, a new discovery led by...

Monkeys are seen making stone flakes so humans are 'not unique' after all

Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers have observed wild-bearded capuchin monkeys in Brazil deliberately break stones, unintentionally creating flakes that share many of the characterist...

New tools identify key evolutionary advantages from ancient hominid interbreeding

Oct 20, 2016 (SPX)

Neanderthals. Denisovans. Homo sapiens. Around 50,000 years ago, these hominids not only interbred, but in some cases, modern humans may have also received a sp...

Capuchin monkey observed making stone flakes in Brazil

Oct 19, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers have observed capuchin monkeys in Brazil making stone flakes similar to those made by early hominins for cutting and scraping. The findings could co...

Female chimpanzees don't fight for 'queen bee' status

Oct 18, 2016 (SPX)

For wild chimpanzees, social status is more than just a matter of pride. High-ranking chimpanzees of both sexes usually have better access to food and mates, bo...

Wild chimpanzee mothers teach young to use tools, video study confirms

Oct 17, 2016 (SPX)

The first documented evidence of wild chimpanzee mothers teaching their offspring to use tools has been captured by video cameras set to record chimpanzee tool-...

Apes understand that some things are all in your head

Oct 12, 2016 (SPX)

We all know that the way someone sees the world, and the way it really is, aren't always the same. This ability to recognize that someone's beliefs may differ f...

Mapping the 'dark matter' of human DNA

Oct 10, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers from ERIBA, Radboud UMC, XJTU, Saarland University, CWI and UMC Utrecht have made a big step towards a better understanding of the human genome. By ...

Reading literary fiction doesn't boost social cognition

Oct 04, 2016 (UPI)

Literary fiction fans were quick to embrace news that the novels on their shelves bestowed a heightened social intelligence. The supposed link was uncovered by ...

Why Does Dying Cost More for People of Color

Sep 28, 2016 (SPX)

Dying in America is an expensive process, with about one in four Medicare dollars going to care for people in their last year of life. But for African-Americans...

World's first baby born from 3-parent technique: report

Sep 28, 2016 (AFP)

The world's first baby has been born using a controversial new technique by US scientists to include DNA from three parents in the embryo, said a report Tuesday...

UMass Amherst Research Traces Past Climate, Human Migration in the Faroe Islands

Sep 28, 2016 (SPX)

Raymond Bradley, Distinguished Professor in Geosciences and director of the Climate System Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with othe...

Yes, Computing Genetic Ancestors is Super Accurate

Sep 28, 2016 (SPX)

Remnants of extinct monkeys are hiding inside you, along with those of lizards, jellyfish and other animals. Your DNA is built upon gene fragments from primal a...

Stone Age mummy still revealing secrets, 25 years on

Sep 18, 2016 (AFP)

When police heard about the frozen corpse up in the Alps in September 1991, they opened a criminal probe. Murder it was, but the crime was rather old -- and the...