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Scientists found an 8-year-old Neanderthal child in a Belgian cave, and the molar DNA found is said to be the oldest human genetic code ever sequenced, turning one hillside into a rare window on our deep pastA young Neanderthal girl, the "Scladina child," unearthed in Belgium, has revolutionized our understanding of these ancient relatives. Her ...- In the 1960s, Sudbury's nickel smelters turned Ontario's lakes acidic, and tiny creatures evolved to survive, but when the pollution cleared, something unexpected happenedScientists witnessed evolution in action as a tiny copepod species, Leptodiaptomus minutus, adapted to acidic lakes in Killarney Provincial...
- The surprising thing women want in a man once they don't need his money anymoreA recent study published in Personality and Individual Differences examined how relationship power affects mate preferences. Researchers su...
- Humans are still evolving, and this remote plateau of the world is the proof scientists neededA study of people living on the Tibetan Plateau suggests that human evolution is still occurring today. Researchers examined women who had ...
- Scientists just cracked a mystery that's puzzled researchers for centuries; why are 90% of humans right-handed?Why are 90% of humans right-handed? A new study published in PLOS Biology suggests that human right-handedness may have evolved because of ...
- In 1938, a museum curator sorted through an ordinary trawler catch off South Africa: One strange blue fish revealed a lineage scientists thought had vanished millions of years agoA remarkable find in 1938 stunned scientists. A fish, believed extinct for millions of years, was caught off South Africa. This living coel...
- Wearable tech powered by sweat could eliminate the need for batteriesScientists in Japan have created a revolutionary wearable device powered by human sweat. This innovative technology uses special enzyme ink...
- The Tully Monster: A Strange Fossil from Illinois That Continues to Puzzle ScientistsDiscovered in 1958, the Tully Monster, Tullimonstrum gregarium, has baffled scientists for decades due to its unique traits, defying easy c...
- Why Some AI Agents Act Like Loyal Teammates Instead of Selfish RivalsArtificial intelligence is learning to cooperate like animals. Researchers are using a concept called inclusive fitness to make AI agents w...
- What Was Found Inside Petralona Cave: The Ancient Skull That Is Reshaping Europe’s Human HistoryA remarkable skull found in Greece's Petralona Cave is rewriting human history. Dated to over 286,000 years old, this fossil does not fit n...
- Humans are not wired for stress and screens: New study reveals what our bodies actually evolved for as modern life is breaking usModern life may feel overwhelming because human biology has not kept pace with rapid industrial and technological change, according to a ne...
- Is the Y chromosome disappearing? Scientists reveal the new gene that could define future menThe human Y chromosome, responsible for male sex determination, has forfeited 97% of its ancestral genes over the past 300 million years. E...
- 'Humans were never built to run': Harvard professor says walking beats workouts for a longer, healthier lifeIn an old podcast interview and his book Exercised, Professor Daniel Lieberman debunks the myth of constant intense exercise. He explains t...
- Your smartphone is parasite, according to evolutionSmartphones, once helpful tools, now act as digital parasites—exploiting users’ attention, time and data for corporate gain. Despite their ...
- AI culture will be weirder than you can imagineThe future of AI culture may hinge on energy costs. If energy remains cheap, AI could produce a diverse range of creative outputs.
- Why do we love sugar so much? Here is a genetic connection to your sweet addictionInsights into our species' evolutionary history can provide important clues about why it's so hard to say no to sweet.
- Clothes make the prehistoric manThe site uncovered pelt-making tools from sand fox, golden jackal and wildcat bones. And, rather surprising, a whale tooth - suggesting wha...
- How will Covid-19 variant Delta evolve? Here's what the theory tells usEvolution is a result of random mutations (or errors) in the viral genome when it replicates. A few of these random mutations will be good ...
- Vaccines may need regular updates as coronavirus evolves, say scientistsIn the research, virologists from Charite -- Universitatsmedizin Berlin in Germany studied the genetic evolution of the four currently know...
- Humans want to emulate big-eating animals like polar bears, and yet stay thinAnnoyingly, those roly-poly polar bears can also say with the same panache as the average slim-fit Levi’s that it’s all in the genes.
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