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Scientists Found Evidence of Two 'Ghost' Human Ancestors Hiding in Our DNA
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (210+ words) A new genetic technique uncovered traces of two unknown human lineages, including one that split from our ancestors 1.8 million years ago. For as many ancient ancestors of humanity as we know, some remain a mystery, with only faint traces of…...
Dodos weren’t stupid, and their skulls finally prove it
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (1073+ words) Analysis of dodo bird skulls has helped scientists understand how they observed and interacted with the world before their extinction. Call someone a dodo and nobody asks what you mean. The bird showed little fear of the people who landed…...
324-million-year-old animal with 24 legs reveals how life conquered land
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (544+ words) By now, most of us have some knowledge that life on land involved transitioning from the water and evolving the physiological means to do so. But a new study has found reliable evidence that this formative process involved more diverse…...
Scorpions and Rufus Publications: SCORPIONS – 60 ILLUSTRATED YEARS, a brand new, official, illustrated book
18+ hour, 21+ min ago (281+ words) Scorpions and Rufus Publications are proud to present; SCORPIONS – 60 ILLUSTRATED YEARS, a brand new, fully illustrated book celebrating the band’s rise from Hannover in the 1960’s to truly international rock band status, selling over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one…...
Island mammals don’t just slowly drift from their mainland relatives over millions of years — an analysis of 88 species found their physical traits can evolve unusually fast over periods as short as 21 years, before gradually slowing toward mainland rates.
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (981+ words) Across 88 mammal species or lineages, island morphology changed fastest over shorter intervals. The 21-year minimum and a later methodological dispute define what the result can support. By Natural History · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 30, 2026 · How we edit An island…...
1.4-million-year-old footprints reveal a surprisingly large human relative
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (819+ words) A remarkable set of fossil footprints from northern Kenya is offering scientists a rare glimpse of how an extinct human relative may have moved and interacted about 1.4 million years ago. The tracks, preserved near an ancient lakeshore, appear to record…...
80,000-Year-Old Arrowheads Could Rewrite the Story of How Humans Reached Europe
15+ hour, 40+ min ago (557+ words) Microlithic projectile points from Uzbekistan may link Central Asia to a revised story of Homo sapiens’ early expansion into Europe. Researchers have identified tiny triangular projectile points at the Obi Rakhmat site in Uzbekistan by studying the marks left when…...
Scientists Discover 245-Million-Year-Old Reptile Fossil With Preserved Digestive Tract
16+ hour, 20+ min ago (399+ words) The researchers say the fossil not only documents the anatomy of an individual animal, but also helps clarify how some reptiles adapted to life in the ocean after evolving on land. An Early Marine Reptile With Remarkable Adaptations The fossil…...
DNA from museum bones revealed two extinct species of Galapagos tortoises
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (258+ words) Researchers from Yale University have discovered two extinct species of giant tortoises from the Galapagos Islands. This discovery was made possible by analyzing degraded DNA obtained from museum specimens in the form of dry bones. The use of a new…...
The Image of Neanderthals as a Species Exclusively Adapted to the Cold Is False: This Was What Led Them to Extinction
19+ hour, 24+ min ago (1163+ words) A global study suggests that climate change was not the main cause of Neanderthal extinction and points to competition with Homo sapiens as the determining factor. An international team of researchers has published a study that questions one of the…...