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Scientists find oldest known human ancestor
1-30-2017 |
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Known as Saccorhytus, this tiny creature is the earliest known step on the evolutionary path of mankind.
Prehistoric human DNA found on cave floor
1-8-2017 | 6
Scientists have found a way to identify the DNA of our ancestors from prehistoric bone dust samples.
Prehistoric footprints unearthed in Tanzania
12-14-2016 | 7
Several sets of footprints left by an ancient human ancestor have been found at the site of a new museum.
Right-handedness found in human ancestor
10-24-2016 | 4
Dominant hand preference appears to date back to a time long before modern humans arrived on the scene.
Cancer evidence dates back 1.7 million years
VIDEO 9-19-2016 | 6
Scientists have found signs of bone cancer in the fossil remains of an early South African hominin.
Did ancient hominin 'Lucy' fall from a tree ?
8-29-2016 | 13
Scientists believe that an early human ancestor discovered 40 years ago died after falling out of a tree.
World's oldest needle unearthed in Siberia
8-23-2016 | 16
A 50,000-year-old sewing needle made from bone has been discovered during a dig at a cave in Siberia.
Tyrannosaurus rex 'missing link' revealed
3-15-2016 | 3
Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur from a missing period in T. rex evolution.
How did our ancestors consume raw meat ?
3-10-2016 | 34
Raw meat is notoriously difficult to chew, so how did our prehistoric ancestors manage to do it ?
Chimpanzee 'Adam' lived one million years ago
2-28-2016 | 6
Scientists have determined that chimpanzees descended from a common ancestor that predated humans.
Archaic human fossil dates back 14,000 years
12-18-2015 | 14
Scientists have found evidence that a prehistoric species of human was still alive relatively recently.
Early humans didn't get enough sleep either
10-17-2015 | 8
Our tendency to not get enough sleep at night is seemingly not an exclusively modern phenomenon.
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.
Human skin found on 2-million-year-old fossil
5-10-2015 | 15
Anthropologists believe that they have identified the oldest samples of human skin ever discovered.
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.
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