People thrive all across the globe, at every temperature, altitude and landscape. How did human beings become so successful at adapting to whatever environment we wind up in? Source: https://www.livescience.com/turbulent-environment-human-evolution.html
Tag: Human Evolution
The real reasons miscarriage exists – and why it’s so misunderstood
New research reveals that miscarriage serves a critical role in human evolution – and in some instances, may even be associated with optimal fertility Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732940-900-the-real-reasons-miscarriage-exists-and-why-its-so-misunderstood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Human evolution: The astounding new story of the origin of our species
Forget the simple out-of-Africa idea of how humans evolved. A huge array of fossils and genome studies has completely rewritten the story of how we came into being. Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532760-800-human-evolution-the-astounding-new-story-of-the-origin-of-our-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Twenty years of discoveries changing story of human evolution
Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/archaeological-discoveries-changing-story-of-human-evolution…
Human Babies In the Womb Have Lizard-Like Hand Muscles
dryriver shares a report from the BBC: Babies in the womb have extra lizard-like muscles in their hands that most will lose before they are born, medical scans reveal. They are probably one of the oldest, albeit fleeting, remnants of evolution seen in humans yet, biologists say, in the journal Development. They date them as 250 million years old — a…
Ruth Mace on human evolution and surviving the apocalypse with yaks
Anthropologist Ruth Mace talks about what motivates us, and how the Tibetan plateau is the best place to be if the apocalypse comes Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232351-800-ruth-mace-on-human-evolution-and-surviving-the-apocalypse-with-yaks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Did supernovae blasts prompt humans to walk upright?
A new study suggests a series of supernovae – peaking 2.6 million years ago – might have triggered earthly events that promoted proto-humans’ upright walking. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/supernova-humans-to-walk-upright…
Human history in your face
When you look in a mirror, the face you see is the result of millions of years of human evolution. Here’s an interview with an expert discussing how and why our modern human faces evolved to look as they do today. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/how-why-human-face-evolved-to-look-as-it-does-today…
Scientists Thought This Tiny Knee Bone Had Nearly Vanished Over Human Evolution. It’s Back.
Why is this tiny bone making a comeback? Source: https://www.livescience.com/65275-tiny-bone-knee-making-comeback.html
Surprising ways the changing Earth shaped human evolution and society
From the development of our remarkable brains to the geographic divides in the way we vote, our shape-shifting planet has guided the path of humanity Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232260-100-surprising-ways-the-changing-earth-shaped-human-evolution-and-society/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…