Origin of Human Genus May Have Occurred By Chance
Study challenges conventional ideas about why our human ancestors became smarter and more sophisticated.... Read More...
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Fossil Sheds Light on the Origin of the Neocortex
A new study reveals an early relative of mammals possessed an expanded brain with a neocortex like structure. The researchers reported the neocortex like structure developed in a late Permian therapsid 25 million years prior to the emergence of the first mammals.... Read More...
The Story of Music is the Story of Humans
A new report reveals how the development of music is so closely tied to our own evolution.... Read More...
Monkey Fights Help Explain Tipping Points in Animal Societies
Four or five angry monkeys at one time can cause the social system to destabilize and cause massive fights to break out, researchers report.... Read More...
Broken Pebbles Offer Clues to Paleolithic Funeral Rituals
Researchers report humans may have destroyed objects to remove their symbolic power up to 5,000 years earlier than previously thought.... Read More...
Genetic Opposites Attract When Chimpanzees Choose a Mate
A new study reports chimps are more likely to select mates whose genetic makeup differs most from their own.... Read More...
Upward Mobility Boosts Immunity in Monkeys
A new study in rhesus monkeys shows the stress of a lower social status can alter the immune system, even in the absence of other risk factors.... Read More...
Fossilized Dinosaur Brain Tissue Identified for the First Time
Researchers have identified the first example of fossilized brain tissue from a dinosaur.... Read More...
From Pokemon Go to Birdwatching: How We Express Our Inner Hunter
From Pokemon Go to wildlife photography and birdwatching, a new study reports many humans have an innate interest in finding and catching prey.... Read More...
Humans Evolved to Get Better Quality Sleep in Less Time
A new study reports we evolved to be more efficient sleepers than our closest animal relatives.... Read More...
Two Million Year Old Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Early Humans
A 2 million year old fossil reveals the hearing patters of our early ancestors resembled that of chimpanzees, a new study reports.... Read More...
Discovery of Homo naledi Raises Questions About Our Evolutionary Past
The discovery of a new species of hominin opens the door to a new way of thinking about our ancient ancestors, researchers report.... Read More...