Stone tools reveal modern human-like gripping capabilities 500,000 years ago

Stone tools reveal modern human-like gripping capabilities 500,000 years ago

This research is the first to link a stone tool production technique known as 'platform preparation' to the biology of human hands....

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DNA analysis of 6,500-year-old human remains in Israel points to origin of ancient culture

DNA analysis of 6,500-year-old human remains in Israel points to origin of ancient culture

An international team of researchers from Tel Aviv University, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Harvard University has discovered that ...

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A timescale for the origin and evolution of all of life on Earth

A timescale for the origin and evolution of all of life on Earth

A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has used a combination of genomic and fossil data to explain the history of li...

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Carbon reserves in Central American soils still affected by ancient Mayan deforestation

Carbon reserves in Central American soils still affected by ancient Mayan deforestation

Deforestation is suspected to have contributed to the mysterious collapse of Mayan civilization more than 1,000 years ago. A new study show...

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Mother tongue vs. father tongue: A new study reconciles the 2 hypotheses

Mother tongue vs. father tongue: A new study reconciles the 2 hypotheses

Mother or father who has a stronger influence on their children's language has puzzled linguists for many years? Mother tongue hypothes...

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Early Bronze Age figurines discovered in Istanbul

Early Bronze Age figurines discovered in Istanbul

Excavations at a metro construction in Istanbul’s Beşiktaş neighbourhood have been surprising excavation teams. Credit: Hurriyet Daily ...

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Mexican anthropologists put face on nearly 14,000-year-old woman

Mexican anthropologists put face on nearly 14,000-year-old woman

Thousands of years before the Mayans built their majestic pyramids, a woman met her end at the bottom of a dark cave in what today is Mexic...

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Rare 14th century Buddha sculpture unearthed in Andhra Pradesh

Rare 14th century Buddha sculpture unearthed in Andhra Pradesh

A rare six-feet three-inch tall Buddha sculpture belonging to 14th century was unearthed at Eturu village of Krishna district in Andhra Pra...

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