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Human evolution may be undergoing a major shift right before our eyes

(Volodymyr Yakimchuk/Creatas Video+/Getty Images Plus) A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have ...

Are Humans The Only Primates With White Eyes? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains The Research

The whites of your eyes are not an accident. They are, scientists now believe, one of the most sophisticated social ...
New Scientist

Does the family tree of ancient humans need a drastic rewrite?

It is fair to say that the family tree of ancient humans is not written in stone. Just take the case of the Denisovans, the enigmatic ancient humans who were, until recently, known only from a few ...
Science Daily

Dexterity and climbing ability: how ancient human relatives used their hands

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers investigated variation in finger bone morphology to determine that South ...
Case Western Reserve University

Anthropology's Cynthia Beall discusses human evolution at high altitudes

Science Alert: Cynthia Beall, Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Department of Anthropology at the College of Arts and Sciences, said high-altitude hypoxia offers “a beautiful example” ...
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5 human evolution discoveries that changed the story

Five major discoveries from 2021 are presented as milestones in human evolution research: the oldest figurative cave art in ...
Forbes

A Biologist Explains Why Human Babies Are Born So Helpless. Hint: Evolution Made A Strategic Tradeoff

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary ...
The Conversation

Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests

Tesla Monson receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Andrew Weitz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...