Sled dogs are much older and have adapted to Arctic conditions much earlier than previously thought. Researchers show that ancestors of modern sled dogs have worked and lived with humans …read more Source:: Science
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Dell XPS 13 Linux Developer Edition (2020) hands-on: A great laptop for hard-working developers
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•Like its ancestors before it, the latest Dell 13 Linux Developer Edition is an exceptional programmers’ laptop. …read more Source:: Linux
Oldest ever human genetic evidence clarifies dispute over our ancestors
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•Genetic information from an 800,000-year-old human fossil has been retrieved for the first time. The results shed light on one of the branching points in the human family tree, reaching …read more Source:: Science
Researchers determine age for last known settlement by a direct ancestor to modern humans
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•An international team of researchers has determined the age of the last known settlement of the species Homo erectus, one of modern humans’ direct ancestors. The site is called Ngandong, …read more Source:: Science
Our human ancestors walked on two feet but their children still had a backup plan
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•More than 3 million years ago, our ancient human ancestors, including their toddler-aged children, were standing on two feet and walking upright, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
Fossil study sheds light on ancient butterfly wing colors
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•Pioneering new research has given an illuminating new insight into the metallic, iridescent colors found on the earliest known ancestors of moths and butterflies, which inhabited the Earth almost 200 …read more Source:: Science
Why your ancestors would have aced the long jump
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•A 52-million-year-old ankle fossil suggests our prehuman ancestors were high-flying acrobats. For years, scientists thought the ancestors of today’s humans, monkeys, lemurs and apes were relatively slow and deliberate animals, …read more Source:: Science
Origin of human genus may have occurred by chance
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•An often cited claim that humans, who are smarter and more technologically advanced than their ancestors, originated in response to climate change is challenged in a new report. …read more Source:: Science
The story of music is the story of humans
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•How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or use their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use? …read more Source:: Science
African clawed frog genome contains 2 full sets of chromosomes from 2 extinct ancestors
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•Millions of years ago, one species of frog diverged into two species. Millions of years later, the two frogs became one again, but with a few extra chromosomes due to …read more Source:: Science