Human Ancestors

Here’s how. He traced his enslaved ancestors back to Africa. Here’s how. Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead? Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead? The ‘cave of ... Read More

Human Ancestors May Have Bucked an Evolutionary Trend

How did early humans evolve? Interspecies competition between hominins played a role in diversity and survival. Read More

Ancestor of Dinosaurs Exhibited at Harvard

A version of this article appears in the November 6, 1937 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers ... Read More

Oldest Ever Human Genetic Evidence Clarifies Dispute Over Our Ancestors

Homo antecessor is widely viewed as an integral part to humanity’s early family tree, but its exact placement and connections with other human species ... essentially a type of sister group to our ... Read More

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Apr. 22, 2024 — Based on radio telescope data and models of black hole physics, a team has used neural networks to reconstruct a 3D image that shows how explosive ... New Butterfly Species ... Read More

Human ancestors DID live with dinosaurs, scientists say

Primates, the group that includes the human lineage ... an early ancestor of primates – which was a small burrowing creature a bit like a tree shrew. 'So it's likely that many of our ancestors ... Read More

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To Accelerate Biosphere Science, Reconnect Three Scientific Cultures Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers who study Earth's biosphere tend to operate from one of three scientific cultures, each with ... Read More

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A version of this article appears in the May 11, 1929 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers to ... Read More

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April 22, 2024 • Drug company reps commonly visit doctors to talk about new medications. A team of economists wanted to know if that helps patients live longer. They found that for cancer ... Read More

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Researchers this week reported on an AI model that attempts to emulate human irrationality ... What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered ... Read More

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The near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa, which orbits alongside our planet as a 'minimoon,' may have originated from Giordano Bruno crater on the far side of the moon, new research suggests. Read More

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U.S. News // 2 days ago NASA welcomes Switzerland ... carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Florida April 17 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 23 Starlink satellites into ... Read More