Monkeys in southern Thailand use rocks to pound open oil palm nuts, inadvertently shattering stone pieces off their makeshift nutcrackers. These flakes resemble some sharp-edged stone tools presumed ...
Far up in the Ethiopian highlands, the resounding strike of stone against stone was probably a familiar one two million years ago. Ancient hominids chipped away to create simple tools: hammerstones ...
Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...
Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans
What does it mean to be human? For a long time, the answer seemed clear. Our species, Homo sapiens - with our complex thoughts and deep emotions - were the only true humans to ever walk the Earth.
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What Makes Us Human? Researchers Claim We’re Same Species As Neanderthals And Denisovans
We Homo sapiens possess surprisingly few functional genes that distinguish us from extinct human lineages such as ...
The oldest hominin fossils outside of Africa hail from Dmanisi in Georgia, yet the debate over which human species these ...
Shizuka, a seven-year-old female Sumatran orangutan, seen in a cage before being transferred to Indonesia at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. CREDIT: SOPA Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ...
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