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Modern humans arose after 2 distinct groups in Africa mated over tens of thousands of years
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Nama girl in Northern Cape province, South Africa. She wears a white shirt and a black skirt with...
We finally know why humans don't have tails
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 months ago3d illustration of the coccyx, or tailbone, in a human pelvis. Approximately 25 million years ago, an ancestor of both humans and apes genetically...
Human Adaptation to Heat Can’t Keep Up With Human-Caused Climate Change
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoa tourist is seen blocking the sun with a fan at Shanghai, China, on July 6, 2023 as Shanghai issues...
Crows Are Self-Aware Just Like Humans, And They May Be as Smart as Gorillas
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 2 years agoCrows Are Self-Aware Just Like HumansAndreas Saatze-Stein / 500px - Getty Images In a 2020 study,...
Scientists Have Found the First Branch on the Tree of Life
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 12 months agoExperts Found First Branch On Animal Tree of LifeMitchell Pettigrew Scientists have discovered which...
After being frozen for 500 years, face of the ‘Ice Maiden’ revealed
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEditor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it...
Our ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don't we?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOur very ancient animal ancestors had tails. “We found a single mutation in a very important gene,”...
This space artist changed the way we see the universe
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJon Lomberg’s most far-flung work of art is currently more than 14.8 billion miles away, in the cold...
What the evolution of our own brains can tell us about the future of AI
Engadget· 7 months agoThe explosive growth in artificial intelligence in recent years — crowned with the meteoric rise of...
18 Lesser-Known Books That People Utterly Adore And Need More People To Read, ASAP
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere are some books that become culturally inescapable. Whether they attain classic status and get...