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Fossil flea carries ancient plague bacteria
9-30-2015 |
15
A 20 million-year-old flea trapped in amber is thought to be carrying the ancestor of Black Death.
Our ancestors heard the world differently
9-26-2015 | 5
Scientists have determined that early humans had very different hearing abilities than we do today.
Palaeontologists unveil new human ancestor
VIDEO 9-10-2015 | 45
A treasure trove of bones has been found inside a hidden chamber within a cave near Johannesburg.
'Winged dragon' velociraptor fossil unearthed
7-17-2015 | 14
Scientists have discovered an ancestor of the velociraptor with distinctly bird-like traits.
New human ancestor discovered in Ethiopia
5-30-2015 | 23
Anthropologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a human ancestor dating back 3.2 million years.
A fear of spiders may be part of our DNA
4-6-2015 | 36
Arachnophobia could be an evolutionary response based on the danger that spiders posed to our ancestors.
Early humans exhibited a range of sizes
3-30-2015 | 12
Our distant ancestors came in a variety of different shapes and sizes, just like modern humans do today.
'Genetic Adam' lived 239,000 years ago
3-27-2015 | 16
A genome study has pinpointed when mankind's most recent common male ancestor would have lived.
Earliest human ancestor unearthed in Ethiopia
3-5-2015 | 25
The discovery has pushed back the emergence of the earliest humans by up to 400,000 years.
Gibbons may talk like our ancient ancestors
1-12-2015 | 11
Gibbons may communicate in a way that is similar to how early humans spoke millions of years ago.
Switching to farming made our bones lighter
12-27-2014 | 3
Our species developed more fragile bones when our ancestors switched from hunting to agriculture.
Drinking alcohol dates back 10 million years
12-2-2014 | 21
Our early primate ancestors are likely to have consumed alcohol in the form of fermented fruit.
45,000-year-old human genome reconstructed
10-23-2014 | 4
Scientists have revealed new details about our prehistoric ancestors thanks to a fossil thighbone.
Ancient astronomy lab discovered in Peru
7-29-2014 | 9
Archaeologists have uncovered where Peru's ancient ancestors would have observed the heavens.
Did male faces evolve to take punches ?
6-10-2014 | 58
The facial features of our male ancestors may have been an evolutionary defense against fist fights.
Giant platypus fossil unearthed
11-5-2013 | 8
Dubbed 'platypus-zilla', the ancient ancestor of today's platypus was thought to be over 1m in length.
Did Neanderthals teach us tool-making ?
8-14-2013 | 13
New evidence suggests that Neanderthals may have taught our ancestors how to make some types of tools.
Prehistoric rodent fossil discovered
8-8-2013 | 11
The pre-mammalian rodent-like creature is offering new insights in to how our distant ancestors lived.
Why did our ancestors start walking upright ?
5-25-2013 | 45
What was it that lead our distant ancestors to move from walking on four legs to walking on two ?
Did humans hunt and eat Neanderthals ?
5-23-2013 | 36
The ancestors of modern humans may have hunted down Neanderthals and used them as a food source.
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