Collaborate Disseminate
In 2021, archeologists caused a stir with the announcement that a set of fossilized human footprints in New Mexico dated back more than 20,000 years – several millennia earlier than humans were thought to have set foot in North America. Now two extra d… Continue reading Triple test confirms age of oldest human footprints in North America
Ötzi the Iceman is one of the most well-studied individuals in human history, but there always seems to be more to learn about him. A new genomic study has now found that he didn’t look the way previous studies had imagined him – instead he was bald, h… Continue reading Ötzi the Iceman doesn’t look like museum displays, says new genomic study
Anthropologists have pieced together the most complete Stone Age family tree so far, spanning seven generations of relatives. Genetic studies of the remains of dozens of people in one burial site in France reveal some surprising insights into the famil… Continue reading 7-generation Stone Age family tree suggests complex social structure
Scientists have identified the oldest known Homo sapiens footprints. Found in South Africa, the tracks have been dated to over 150,000 years ago.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: History, Human, Fossils, South Africa, anthropology Continue reading World’s oldest human footprints discovered in South Africa
Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two ancient skeletons, and found they constitute the oldest human DNA in the British isles. The data reveals the story of two separate migrations of early humans into what is now the UK, and how these different … Continue reading Britain’s oldest human genomes reveal cannibals and hunter-gatherers
Anthropologists have discovered a new species of human, known from a single fossil skull. Named Homo longi, or “Dragon Man,” the species appears to be our closest known relative, pipping even Neanderthals.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Human, E… Continue reading New “Dragon Man” human species may be our closest relative
Two new genetic studies have shed light on just how often our ancestors got frisky with Neanderthals. Scientists analyzed the genomes of 45,000-year-old human remains found in caves in Czechia and Bulgaria, including the oldest known genome of a modern… Continue reading 45,000-year-old human genomes reveal extent of Neanderthal interbreeding
San Francisco’s electric scooters are disruptive to the communities where they are abandoned and, because they are constantly moving, the issues of abandonment and refuse cycle through neighborhoods. Continue reading Disrupting the Commons: Dockless Bikes and Scooters Create Layers of Community Instability
A new discovery rewrites human history. Continue reading Homo Sapiens Have Been on Earth 100,000 Years Longer Than We Thought
A new discovery rewrites human history. Continue reading Homo Sapiens Have Been on Earth 100,000 Years Longer Than We Thought