Study by 72 researchers from eight countries concludes that the Lagoa Santa people are descendants of Clovis culture migrants from North America. Distinctly African features attributed to Luzia were wrong. …read more Source:: Science
Tag: South American
Ancient DNA evidence reveals two unknown migrations from North to South America
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•A team has used genome-wide ancient DNA data to revise Central and South American history. Their analysis of DNA from 49 individuals spanning about 10,000 years in Belize, Brazil, the …read more Source:: Science
South American origins and spread of Irish potato famine pathogen
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•Using some ancient DNA detective work, a new study has linked the culprit behind the 19th-century Irish potato famine, which was transported to Europe in the 1840s, to a fungus-like …read more Source:: Science
Howl of a good time: Deep monkey roars come with intimate secret
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The howler monkeys whose guttural calls reverberate through Central and South American rainforests possess a secret that the males of the species may prefer to be left …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Skydiving spiders in South American forests discovered
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•Arachnophobes fearful of spiders jumping, creeping or falling into their beds now have something new to worry about. Some spiders might also glide in through the window. …read more Source:: Science
Bacterial flora of remote tribespeople carries antibiotic resistance genes
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•Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had been exposed to antibiotic drugs. The findings suggest that bacteria in …read more Source:: Science
Exceptionally preserved fossil gives voice to ancient terror bird
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•A new species of South American fossil terror bird called Llallawavis scagliai or, ‘Scaglia’s Magnificent Bird’ is shedding light on the diversity of the group and how these giant extinct …read more Source:: Science