The Chicxulub asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was found to be generally harmless to flowering plants.
Tag: DNA
Genetic data show that the first humans survived in a group of only 1280 people
According to information, analyzed with a new technique, first humans were in danger of extinction 900,000 years ago. They survived in a group of only 1280 people.
Emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa
Our species first appeared in Africa more than 300,000 years ago.
Groundbreaking research on Neanderthal teeth
According to a recent study, strange bacteria discovered in Neanderthal teeth may one day help in the creation of novel medications.
Second excavation begins at 5,500 year old neolithic site in Sanxingcun, China
Excavations in the village of Sanxingcun in China’s eastern Jiangsu province are resuming after a 30 year hiatus.
Oldest human genome of Spain unearthed
At one site near Granada in Spain, scientists discovered bones that contain the oldest human genome yet discovered in the area.
Early evidence of mammoth slaying in Mexico comes from an Ice Age hunting camp
The oldest concrete proof of conflicts between Ice Age humans and megafauna in the Basin of Mexico can be found in this hunter gatherer hideaway.
DNA of a previously unknown group of people found in Siberia
A hitherto unidentified population that resided in Siberia during the last Ice Age has been revealed via genetic study.
The oldest known piece of anatomy of our species in Europe
An ancient jawbone previously thought to belong to a Neanderthal may force a rethinking of modern human history in Europe.