Our unique lineage: Human evolution has run in complete reverse from other vertebrates

In This Article The Many Humans of the Globe As our species (Homo sapiens) evolved and spread across the globe, they were contemporary with several other hominins. These include the best known of our ... Read More

Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists previously thought

The earliest dated example of bioluminescence in animals was believed to be roughly 267 million years ago in small marine crustaceans known for a mucus-filled synchronized mating dance called ... Read More

Your favorite coffee may be more than half a million years old

Using genes from coffee plants around the world, they found that it dates back to approximately 600,000 years ago. Arabica coffee dominates the market, accounting for more than 60 percent of ... Read More

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

The coffee that picked you up this morning is 600,000 years old That coffee you slurped ... These wild coffee plants originated in Ethiopia but are thought to have been first roasted and brewed ... Read More

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

It’s 600,000 years old. Using genes from coffee plants ... These wild coffee plants originated in Ethiopia but are thought to have been first roasted and brewed primarily in Yemen starting ... Read More

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

That coffee you slurped this morning? It’s 600,000 years old. Using genes from coffee plants around the world, researchers built a family tree for the world's most popular type of coffee ... Read More

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. That coffee you slurped this morning? It’s 600,000 years old. Using genes from coffee ... Read More

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

found that the species emerged around 600,000 years ago through natural crossbreeding of two other coffee species. Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. Read More

Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old

It’s 600,000 years ... We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter here. These wild coffee plants originated in Ethiopia but are ... Read More