How many generations of humans have there been?
Whether using family records, DNA tests or genealogy websites, many people can trace their family histories back generations. The world-record holder for the longest family...
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950-year-old burial of a pet dingo is first clear archaeological evidence of humans ritually ‘feeding’ a grave anywhere in the world
A 950-year-old dingo burial in Australia has produced the first clear archaeological evidence of humans ritually “feeding” a grave anywhere in the world, a new...
New analysis finds ‘deep genetic links’ between Homo erectus and modern humans, raising the ‘question of whether we know what Homo erectus even is’
In a first, researchers have sequenced genetic material from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus fossils — and the results reveal deep genetic links to both modern humans...
If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking?
Over the past two decades, some studies have suggested that human brains are shrinking. But there is also evidence that IQ scores have risen over...
‘We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past’: Malaria influenced early humans’ migrations across Africa, study suggests
The risk of malaria influenced where prehistoric people lived in sub-Saharan Africa, a new study suggests. The research is the first to link early human...
Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than modern humans, probably because of the harsh environment they evolved in
Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than their modern human counterparts, likely as an adaptation to living in a cold, harsh environment, new research suggests. The discovery,...
‘We’re the best servants anyone could dream of!’ AI superintelligence has no need to enslave humans because we’re already bowing to it
Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to change the world in ways we can’t yet fully comprehend, from how we work to how we structure our...
Science news this week: Physicists witness faster-than-light darkness pinpricks, humans are still evolving, and some polar bears are getting fatter than ever
This week’s science news followed last week’s climactic splashdown of the Artemis II mission with a flurry of space and physics news that only further...
Aoshima: Japan’s tiny ‘Cat Island’ where felines hugely outnumber humans
QUICK FACTS Name: Aoshima Location: Ehime prefecture, Japan Coordinates: 33.7361, 132.4812 Why it’s incredible: Cats outnumber humans by about 27 to 1. Aoshima is a...
‘In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself’: Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resource
Humans are depleting Earth’s fresh water at a dizzying rate by pumping groundwater and sucking rivers dry. Continents are losing enough water each year to...