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OCT 15, 2024Microbiology
Microbes have been able to find a home in some truly incredible places, even inside of ancient rocks....Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2023Neuroscience
Sitting for more than 10 hours per day increases dementia risk in adults over 60 years old. The corresponding study was ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2023Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities recently published two studies in Science that help shed might on ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 23, 2023Plants & Animals
Researchers find evidence that Neandertals hunted and butchered prehistoric elephants, which could feed communities for ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattFEB 13, 2023Plants & Animals
Two new (unrelated) studies find that Paranthropus made stone tools at a site in Kenya and obsidian was used for tools 5 ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 21, 2023Genetics & Genomics
DNA suggests North American ancestry for individuals found in the Altai Mountain region, suggesting backflow from the Be ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for human evolution research--read on for the top discoveries of the past year.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattDEC 21, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests humans may have become bipedal in the trees, not on the savanna.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 14, 2022Plants & Animals
A new study discovered that chimpanzees and gorillas may actually be friends, rather than enemies, in certain cases.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
New research suggests that interbreeding, not violence, may have caused the Neandertal extinction.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 07, 2022Health & Medicine
New research finds that the aye-aye is one of 12 primates who picks their nose.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests that predominantly tree-dwelling monkeys are spending more time on the ground, due to warming temp ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeysWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 24, 2022Plants & Animals
New research based on genetic sequencing provides insight into a Neandertal social structure.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 21, 2022Plants & Animals
A new study uses zinc isotope analysis to determine whether Neandertals from the Iberian peninsula were carnivores.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 17, 2022Plants & Animals
New research suggests prenatal growth in human ancestors can be predicted from teethWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 12, 2022Plants & Animals
New fossil teeth and face suggest gibbon ancestors are older than thoughtWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 05, 2022Plants & Animals
New research shows that chimpanzees use different stone tools depending on the nut species they want to openWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattSEP 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Health & Medicine
In Borneo, researchers have discovered the oldest case of a surgical amputation in which the left lower leg and left foo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
While most of us are born with 2 sex chromosomes in either a combination of XX or XY, there are many cases of people who ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2022Earth & The Environment
114 years ago, the first and only nearly complete Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) skeleton was found in a cave in Fr ...Written By: Mandy WoodsJUN 08, 2021Plants & Animals
The study involved 375 budding service dogs from the Canine Companions service dog organization seen in this image court ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2024
Microbiology
Microbes have been able to find a home in some truly incredible places, even inside of ancient rocks....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2023
Neuroscience
Sitting for more than 10 hours per day increases dementia risk in adults over 60 years old. The corresponding study was
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities recently published two studies in Science that help shed might on
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 23, 2023
Plants & Animals
Researchers find evidence that Neandertals hunted and butchered prehistoric elephants, which could feed communities for
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 13, 2023
Plants & Animals
Two new (unrelated) studies find that Paranthropus made stone tools at a site in Kenya and obsidian was used for tools 5
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 21, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA suggests North American ancestry for individuals found in the Altai Mountain region, suggesting backflow from the Be
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for human evolution research--read on for the top discoveries of the past year.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
DEC 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests humans may have become bipedal in the trees, not on the savanna.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 14, 2022
Plants & Animals
A new study discovered that chimpanzees and gorillas may actually be friends, rather than enemies, in certain cases.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
New research suggests that interbreeding, not violence, may have caused the Neandertal extinction.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
New research finds that the aye-aye is one of 12 primates who picks their nose.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests that predominantly tree-dwelling monkeys are spending more time on the ground, due to warming temp
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeys
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 24, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research based on genetic sequencing provides insight into a Neandertal social structure.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
A new study uses zinc isotope analysis to determine whether Neandertals from the Iberian peninsula were carnivores.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research suggests prenatal growth in human ancestors can be predicted from teeth
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 12, 2022
Plants & Animals
New fossil teeth and face suggest gibbon ancestors are older than thought
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 05, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research shows that chimpanzees use different stone tools depending on the nut species they want to open
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
SEP 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
In Borneo, researchers have discovered the oldest case of a surgical amputation in which the left lower leg and left foo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
While most of us are born with 2 sex chromosomes in either a combination of XX or XY, there are many cases of people who
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2022
Earth & The Environment
114 years ago, the first and only nearly complete Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) skeleton was found in a cave in Fr
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JUN 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
The study involved 375 budding service dogs from the Canine Companions service dog organization seen in this image court
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch