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This May Be the Earliest Evidence of Hominin Cannibalism
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 12 months agoIn 1970, the renowned paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey found an ancient, nondescript leg bone sitting...
Ancient skull found in China is from 'third kind of human'
Yahoo News UK· 10 months agoThe skull has unusual features. (Journal of Human Evolution) Journal of Human Evolution A skull...
Scientists Puzzled by Human-Like Skull That Matches No Known Species
Futurism· 10 months agoScientists have found and analyzed an ancient skull that, while human-like, does not appear to...
Scientists claim ancient human relatives buried their dead, sparking evolution debate
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoskeleton fossil findings of the Homo Naledi Hominin species GULSHAN KHAN / Stringer / Getty Images...
Mysterious skull points to a possible new branch on human family tree
Popular Science· 10 months agoSome newly discovered specimens could shake up the timeline of hominid evolution. A 300,000 year-old...
Scientists discover what could be the oldest evidence of cannibalism among ancient human relatives
Live Science via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNine cut marks on a 1.45 million-year-old hominin bone suggest another hominin, possibly of the same...
Virgin Galactic Flight Carries Precious Hominin Fossils to Space’s Edge, Sparking Controversy
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn a move that is garnering considerable criticism from the scientific community, a recent Virgin...
Massive, 1.2 million-year-old tool workshop in Ethiopia made by 'clever' group of unknown human...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration showing ancient human relatives making hand axes out of obsidian more than 1.2...
Some Ancient 'Human' Tools May Be the Work of Monkeys
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoResearchers studying macaques in one of Thailand’s national parks made a surprising discovery: While...
Swedish scientist wins Nobel prize in medicine for human evolution discoveries
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSweden’s Dr Svante Pääbo has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his...