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A Million-Year-Old Skull Could Prove the Dragon Man's Direct Line to Humans
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe exact ties between archaic human lines and Homo sapiens may remain unknown, but a recent effort...
The oldest tree in the world: Meet 'Methuselah,' a literal hidden gem.
USA Today· 19 hours agoTrees that have stood tall through extreme weather, pests, diseases and human interactions, for...
Ancient viruses in the human genome linked to mental health conditions
New Scientist· 6 days agoAncient viruses embedded in human DNA millions of years ago may play a role in raising people’s...
Scientists Have Decoded the Secret History of the Mysterious ‘Tree of Life’
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 7 days agoIt’s also known as the “tree of life” for its ability to product nutrient dense fruit in the dry...
Ancient DNA reconstructs genome of extinct NZ native moa
Cosmos· 4 days agoScientists have reconstructed the near-complete genome of the little bush moa (Anomalopteryx...
How one of the world’s most successful indoor pests took over the planet
CNN via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe ancestors of German cockroaches pestered people about 2,000 years ago far from Germany, a study...
7 Warm, Idyllic European Destinations
MediaFeed via AOL· 6 days agoThe island is a great place to be for birdwatching, with severalspecies of migratory birds passing through Cyprus each year....
Oldest Known Human Viruses Found in 50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHow Neanderthals went extinct while humans survived is one of the biggest questions in our species' history. Researchers have long wondered if our closest extinct relatives ...
How Neanderthal language differed from modern human – they probably didn’t use metaphors
The Raw Story· 4 days agoThe Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike....
Timor Cave Discredits Once-Favored Explanation For How People Reached Australia
IFLScience· 5 days agoIn the process, it may tell us something important about how people first arrived on Timor itself, and islands like it. The ancient presence of humans in Australia provides ...
