In the mice with large-brain primate microbes, the researchers found increased expression of genes associated with energy ...
The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked “monotocous” species, meaning it usually has one offspring per pregnancy, ...
The classification of one of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever discovered, the skeleton known as Little Foot, has been called into question by an international research team led from La ...
They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...
The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...
Almost one decade of recorded data retrieved from deep coral reef dives reveals some of the first evidence of that climate ...
A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.
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The top human evolution discoveries of 2025, from the intriguing Neanderthal diet to the oldest Western European face fossil
This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...
Early humans may have feasted on Neanderthal children 45,000 years ago, according to a grisly new study. Researchers have ...
The surge in imports of wild macaques to Canada followed China’s suspension of primate exports during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Nature is astonishingly diverse. Across the planet’s oceans, forests, grasslands, and cities, living beings interact in ways that defy rigid expectations.
The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...
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