News

The Cool Down on MSN11h
Scientists uncover surprising evidence after studying ancient polar bears: 'Skeletal elements'
Polar bears interacted with humans during the Neoglacial period, about 4,700 to 2,500 years ago. Scientists uncover ...
New discoveries show Neanderthals and Homo sapiens lived—and died—together
In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex ...
Bonobo apes aren’t just grunting at each other — in fact, their complex ‘language’ mimics humans, scientists claim
A peep from a bonobo is believed to mean roughly “I would like to…” and a whistle is believed to mean “let’s stay together.” But when combined to make a “peep-whistle,” it’s thought to mean something ...
Interesting Engineering2d
50,000-year-old unknown human lineage yields genetic clues to Sahara’s earliest people
In this pioneering study, researchers analyzed 7,500-year-old African women and found a whole new human lineage.
Scientists Reveal Why the Human Face Is Smaller Than a Neanderthal’s
Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens. Humans differ from chimpanzees and Neanderthals in how their faces grow. In ...
Unknown bones: Forensic anthropologist works to ID 192 sets of remains
Jessica Campbell is leading the reinvestigation of 192 sets of unidentified remains at the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s ...
Earth.com4d
Did early humans and Neanderthals know they were different species? Perhaps, here's how
Modern humans can be recognized by their smaller facial structure when compared with Neanderthals and other hominin ancestors ...
Mongabay5d
Kanzi the bonobo redefined what it means to be human
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than Kanzi the bonobo. He wasn’t the first nonhuman primate to use symbols to communicate, ...