Scientists have proposed a new form of ancient humans. The Juluren, or “large head people,” reportedly lived in eastern Asia over 100,000 years ago. Paleoanthropologists Xiujie Wu and Christopher Bae are behind the new claim, highlighting a group with remarkably large brains and unique traits that could challenge our understanding of human evolution entirely. Formally … Read more
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday. This week: Can an image of frozen penguin chicks spark climate action? The Big Picture: Think it was a quiet year for wildfires? Think again A therapist … Read more
As It Happens7:10Not only are Komodo dragon teeth razor sharp; they’re also iron coated Not only do Komodo dragons have serrated, razor-sharp teeth that constantly replenish themselves — they’re also iron-coated, according to a new study. It’s the same protective coating found in the mouths of beavers. But while the industrious dam builders use their … Read more
Why do humans live so long? A new study suggests a mother’s care could be a major part of it. The study, out of Cornell University, says that the reason humans and other primates live so long can be at least partly explained by the mother-child relationship. Maternal care leads to the evolution of “long, slow lives,” … Read more
As It Happens6:38Elephants may have names for each other that humans can’t understand Elephants appear to know their own names, according to a new study. Not the nicknames we humans sometimes give them, but their own, unique elephant names, which they use to call to each other. The findings, published this week in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, … Read more
STOCKHOLM, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Evolution today announced a new partnership with Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: RSI) (“RSI”), to enter the Delaware market in partnership with the Delaware Lottery and its three online casinos – Delaware Park Casino & Raceway, Bally’s Dover Casino Resort and Harrington Raceway & Casino. The Delaware Park Casino & … Read more
WASHINGTON: Ancient viruses that infected vertebrates hundreds of millions of years ago played a pivotal role in the evolution of our advanced brains and large bodies, a study said Thursday. The research, published in the journal Cell, examined the origins of myelin, an insulating layer of fatty tissue that forms around nerves and allows electrical … Read more
For two decades, Tamara Franz-Odendaal has been studying how space travel affects the human skeleton. Because of the absence of gravity in space, astronauts experience bone loss when they get back to Earth. “We always think of it as just the scaffold that kind of keeps the body together, but it’s a really dynamic tissue,” … Read more
Pioneering groups of humans braved icy conditions to settle in northern Europe more than 45,000 years ago, a “huge surprise” that means they could have lived there alongside Neanderthals, scientists said Wednesday. The international team of researchers found human bones and tools behind a massive rock in a German cave, the oldest traces of Homo … Read more
NEW DELHI: A study to analyse gene interactions has led researchers to conclude that evolution may not be as unpredictable as previously thought. The team of researchers said examining how a genome evolved could provide clues about its trajectory, rather than it being determined by “numerous factors and historical accidents”. According to previous studies, evolution … Read more
