Category: Evolution & Human Origins
Homo Sapiens Creativity Genes: Our Ancient Secret Survival Weapon
The study of the evolution of genetic networks of Homo sapiens creativity have unravelled the mystery behind the survival of the human race, and helpe [...]
10,000-years-ago Irish Hunter-Gatherers Were Dark-Skinned
RTÉ, Ireland’s National Television and Radio Broadcaster, recently brought to our screens filmmaker Katrina Costello’s bold and groundbreaking two-par [...]
Humanity’s First Ancestor is 2 Million Years Old, Skull Fragment Reveals
The story of human evolution is a contested one. A basic narrative with certain elements of truth exists in the popular realm which is that the earlie [...]
Research Reveals New Link In Australasian and South American Ancestry
A new DNA study has confirmed that indigenous people living in multiple locations in South America are distantly related to the people of Australasia [...]
Modern Human Ancestry Won’t Be Traced to a Single Point
While we may be attracted by the headlines of “Oldest Human Fossil Discovered” and “New Human Ancestor Found”, the idea that we’re on the route to une [...]
The Human Thumb Just Got 500,000 Years Older
Researchers studying the fossilized hands of 2-million-year-old hominins have concluded that human thumbs back then had the same movement ranges as ou [...]
New Evidence Suggests Early Humans HIBERNATED In Caves, Like Bears
Did Stone Age Neanderthals wait out the coldest days of winter snuggled up safely beneath furs deep inside caves, in a state of suspended animation fo [...]
Monkeys Genetically Engineered with Human Brains!
A human gene injected into monkey brains not only made them larger, but it increased neuron function, making the animals more human.
Marmoset brains [...]
Paranthropus Skull Find Suggests Distant Human Cousins Evolved Quickly
Researchers have long believed that the distant human ancestor species called Paranthropus robustus were somewhat like modern gorillas, orangutans, an [...]
Study Unravels the Mysterious Origins of Nomadic Mongolian Empires
The Xiongnu, the first nomadic empire in Asia, left no known written records to explain their origins, making this an intriguing ancient genetic myste [...]