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Human ancestors were nocturnal, study confirms - Earth.com
Apr 21, 2017 ... “This method is like using the genome as a fossil record, and with it we've shown when genes involved in night vision appear,” Hadly said. “It's ...
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Earliest humans were bipedal, and could swing through trees - Earth ...
Aug 25, 2022 ... This hominin was first described in 2001, when the Franco-Chadian Paleoanthropological Mission (MPFT) discovered the fossils of several ...
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Did humans first evolve in Europe? Ape skull sparks new debate ...
Sep 5, 2023 ... This new evidence supports the hypothesis that hominins originated in Europe and dispersed into Africa along with many other mammals between nine and seven ...
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Humans arrived in South America much earlier than we thought ...
Jul 19, 2024 ... Radiocarbon dating tags the fossils at around 21,000 years old, nearly 6,000 years older than other known archaeological evidence in southern ...
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Habitat destruction leads to confrontations with crocodiles in ...
Jul 25, 2019 ... ... ancient one for humans. Fossil evidence from the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania shows that hominid fossils, perhaps those of human ancestors ...
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The story of how and when humans lost their tails - Earth.com
Feb 29, 2024 ... Fossil records, albeit sparse, provide crucial insights into the morphology of early human ancestors and their primate cousins, showing a ...
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Humans may be top predators now, but we were prey not long ago -
Feb 15, 2019 ... In the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, ancient human fossils have been found. These fossils aren't the modern species but represent what is probably ...
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Ancient humans used to butcher and likely eat their ancestral ...
Jun 26, 2023 ... A shocking new study has found proof that ancient humans engaged in cannibalism. The team has unveiled the most conclusive evidence to date.
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Homo naledi may have been the first to bury their dead 200,000 ...
Jun 7, 2023 ... Scientists have made an incredible discovery that may challenge our understanding of human evolution – the world's oldest known burial site.
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"Dragon Man" skull sheds new light on human evolution - Earth.com
May 28, 2024 ... The experts recreated a full 3D model of the skull, revealing it had facial bones of a human but a flattened cranium, boxed eyes, and a thicker ...
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