You Searched For "human evolution" and got 20 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Ancient humans bred horses to make them more "rideable" 4,200 years ago, study suggests
In fact, the analysis of 475 ancient horse genomes revealed that, around 4,200 years ago, many dome…
3 mins read
Over 80% of prehistoric megaherbivores went extinct due to human activity and not climate change: Study
Recent studies have spotlighted the extinction or rapid decline of large mammals over the past 50,0…
2 mins read
Why can’t men breastfeed? Because they may spread germs, scientists say
Go to the lush rainforests of Malaysia, and a peculiar phenomenon can be observed: the Dayak fruit …
3 mins read
‘German’ cockroaches most likely came from India around 2,000 years ago, say researchers
Scientists sampled DNA from 281 German cockroaches from 17 countries across all six human-inhabited…
3 mins read
Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Scientists studied ancient humans and learned humans and Neanderthals started interbreeding 47,000 …
Jenny McGrath
2 mins read
Cockroaches wouldn't exist without humans. We helped them become one of the world's worst pests, according to a new study.
The German cockroach, one of the most common household pests, adapted to thrive in human dwellings…
Lloyd Lee
1 min read
Height differences between men and women might've stemmed from cultures prioritising well-being of one sex over the other
In North Central Europe, women exhibited a significantly shorter stature than men, despite having t…
6 mins read
Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history of our evolution.
As we begin to unpick the history of human and Neanderthal evolution, new scrutiny is being placed …
Marianne Guenot
2 mins read
Discovery of 23,000-year-old footprint fossils reshape the history of early human migration into North America
Until recently, experts believed that early humans arrived in North America around 13,500 to 16,000…
3 mins read
Scientists finally think they know why giraffe necks are so long
Giraffes have the longest necks of any living animal today, but scientists debated why for over a c…
Jessica Orwig
2 mins read
Sixth species in the world: Wild Ugandan chimps go through menopause, 20-year-old study confirms!
While menopause appears normal for us, it does raise questions about its evolutionary implications,…
3 mins read
Neanderthals built their own fireplaces where they used to cook food on a regular basis, similar to modern humans: study
Archaeologists have long been aware of the Neanderthals' use of fire. However, the crux of the matt…
3 mins read
Scientists used AI to figure out elephants have names for themselves
Researchers used AI to determine that wild African elephants likely have names for each other, sugg…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
4 mins read
Human bones unearthed from a German cave have altered the timeline of ancient human history
Homo sapien bones in a German cave prove early humans occupied Europe 47,500 years ago alongside Ne…
Ellyn Lapointe
3 mins read
What you need to know about the giant, 'flying' spiders spreading over the eastern US
This summer, the Northeast US could face an invasion of colorful Joro spiders, whose legs can reach…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jenny McGrath
4 mins read
Mummified animals Napoleon's scientists brought back from Egypt sparked a pre-Darwinian debate about evolution
Mummified birds brought back from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt led to a debate about transformism, …
Jenny McGrath
2 mins read
Humans who effectively use AI—and not AI itself—will take over jobs, even in entertainment industry: Netflix co-CEO
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has been abuzz with concerns that artificia…
4 mins read
Scientists have completely sequenced the human Y chromosome for the first time, with huge implications for heath and evolution research
For the first time, geneticists have completely sequenced the Y chromosome, the last to be fully ma…
Jenny McGrath
2 mins read
An ancient skull unlike any human ever seen is baffling scientists and could rewrite the story of our evolution
The skull, found in China in 2019, looks like an ancient modern human but has the chin of a Denisov…
Insider Inc.
1 min read
6 'facts' about human evolution that are wrong
A scientific theory is an explanation of facts based on robust research that's been replicated nume…