Feb 10 2011
Humans: Out of Israel?
Eight teeth found in an Israeli cave raise the possibility that modern humans originated in Israel and not Africa.
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Feb 08 2011
Chimps, Like Humans, Can Learn to Work Together
Chimps and other primates are willing to cooperate to maximize rewards.
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Jan 28 2011
Humans Would Beat Neanderthals in Marathon
It turns out Neanderthals may have had more brawn, but modern humans could run -- and run.
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Jan 28 2011
Humans Left Trees 4.2 Million Years Ago
Wrist bones of human ancestors reveal when humans switched from living in trees to on the ground.
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Jan 07 2011
Friday News Feedbag for Friday, January 7, 2011!
The first show for 2011! Same banter, new format: instead of six science articles to vote on, now it's a head-to-head match between James and Jorge. Two stories enter, one story leaves! If this is your first exposure to the ...
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Jan 06 2011
Humans First Wore Clothing 170,000 Years Ago
Our ancestors first put on clothes after the second-to-last Ice Age, when being nude must have been too cool for comfort.
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Dec 27 2010
Neanderthals Had a Sweet Tooth
Food found stuck between their teeth reveals that Neanderthals enjoyed cereals and other carbs.
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Dec 21 2010
Poll: Belief in Evolution Increases
A new Gallup poll shows a slightly higher rate of acceptance of evolution.
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Dec 13 2010
Prehistoric People Ate Each Other, Bones Show
A new method of identifying human gnaw marks on bones suggest early humans got nutrition from each other's flesh.
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Nov 15 2010
Neanderthals Lived Fast, Died Young
Our slower development and longer lives could have given humans an evolutionary edge over Neanderthals.
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