Mammals
The Oldest Human Fossils in Southeast Asia?
Researchers claim skull fragments and teeth discovered in a cave in Laos may be the oldest modern human fossils ever found in mainland Southeast Asia
August 27, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Researchers Working on a “Chill Pill” for Sharks
In response to stress, sharks can undergo dangerous changes in blood chemistry, so scientists are attempting to develop a solution
August 24, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Five Accidental Hominid Fossil Discoveries
Sometimes finding Neanderthals, australopithecines and other human ancestors is a complete accident
August 22, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Best Places to See Hominid Bones Online, Part II
The Internet is full of great websites where you can play with hominid fossils
August 20, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Neanderthal and Human Matings Get a Date
New research shows modern humans bred with Neanderthals 47,000 to 65,000 years ago as our ancestors left Africa
August 15, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Triclosan, A Chemical Used in Antibacterial Soaps, is Found to Impair Muscle Function
In a new study, the chemical inhibited muscle activity in individual human heart cells, mice and minnows
August 13, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Tooth Chemistry Confirms Early Homo Loved Meat
Two million years ago hominids evolved more specialized diets with early Homo preferring meat and Paranthropus choosing plants
August 13, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Multiple Species of Early Homo Lived in Africa
New fossils unearthed in Kenya confirm that at least two species of Homo co-existed in Africa two million years ago
August 08, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Becoming Human: The Evolution of Walking Upright
Walking on two legs distinguished the first hominids from other apes, but scientists still aren't sure why our ancestors became bipedal
August 06, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Origins of Modern Culture
A 44,000-year-old collection of wood and bone tools from South Africa may be the earliest example of modern culture, a new study suggests
August 01, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Top Five Human Evolution Discoveries from England
As many as four different species of hominids have lived in England, starting 800,000 years ago
July 25, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Rethinking Modern Human Origins
Did modern humans appear in the world suddenly or was our species' origin a long, drawn out process?
July 23, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Neanderthals Weren’t Stone Age Rodeo Riders?
Neanderthal injuries are often compared to those of rodeo riders, but these cowboys may not be the best guide to our cousins' trauma
July 18, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Ocean Acidity Rivals Climate Change As Environmental Threat
Rising ocean acidity is now considered to be just as much of a formidable threat to the health of Earth’s environment as the atmospheric climate changes
July 18, 2012 |
By Kat J. McAlpine
The Clovis Weren’t the First Americans
Projectile points found in Oregon provide more evidence that people arrived in the New World before the Clovis culture
July 17, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Sahelanthropus tchadensis: Ten Years After the Disocvery
A decade ago, scientists unearthed what may be the oldest hominid ever found
July 16, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
First Ever Video of Wild Snow Leopard Mother and Cubs
Researchers came upon a wild snow leopard den in the Tost Mountains of Mongolia and captured a mother with cub on camera for the first time
July 13, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Were the Hobbits’ Ancestors Sailors?
The forefathers of Homo floresiensis reached Flores either by sailing to the island or being accidently washed out to sea by a tsunami, scientists say
July 09, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Fate(s) of Australia’s Mega-Mammals
Australia didn't have mammoths or saber-toothed tigers, but there were giant marsupials, such as the bear-like wombat Diprotodon and the thylacine (a.k.a. the Tasmanian tiger)
July 09, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
White-Nose Syndrome Kills Social Bats Most Frequently
Scientists have found that bat species that hibernate in clusters are more likely to be struck by the dreaded disease and may be at risk of extinction
July 05, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
