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🚨🚨 Denisovans in southwestern China. I repeat: Denisovans in southwestern China! 🏺🧪
Newfound fossils are spilling Denisovan secrets
Teeth and bone fragments unearthed in a cave in China, along with animal bones and stone tools, help paint a picture of Denisovan life.
www.sciencenews.org
September 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
🚨🚨 Denisovans in southwestern China. I repeat: Denisovans in southwestern China! 🏺🧪
A chemical distinction between RNA & DNA helps RNA assemble into droplets more readily as temperatures increase…[&] develop into rigid, gel-like networks…capable of carrying out chemistry that eventually contributed to the emergence of DNA, proteins, & first cells.
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One Tiny Chemical Difference in RNA Could Help Explain the Origins of Life
A tiny chemical difference makes RNA better than DNA at forming liquid-like droplets under high temperatures and acidic conditions.
scitechdaily.com
August 30, 2026 at 8:03 AM
A chemical distinction between RNA & DNA helps RNA assemble into droplets more readily as temperatures increase…[&] develop into rigid, gel-like networks…capable of carrying out chemistry that eventually contributed to the emergence of DNA, proteins, & first cells.
scitechdaily.com/one-tiny-che...
scitechdaily.com/one-tiny-che...
Neanderthal growth hormone receptor increases muscle mass in people today, study shows
phys.org/news/2026-08...
phys.org/news/2026-08...
Neanderthal growth hormone receptor increases muscle mass in people today, study shows
Neanderthals were generally more strongly built than most people living today. Their bones show signs of large muscles, and they had characteristic features such as prominent brow ridges and relativel...
phys.org
August 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Neanderthal growth hormone receptor increases muscle mass in people today, study shows
phys.org/news/2026-08...
phys.org/news/2026-08...
Deep Inside A Cave, Neanderthals Built A Circular Structure Made Of Stalagmites Around 176,500 Years Ago
www.iflscience.com/deep-inside-...
www.iflscience.com/deep-inside-...
Deep Inside A Cave, Neanderthals Built A Circular Structure Made Of Stalagmites Around 176,500 Years Ago
Archaeologists have described the work at Bruniquel Cave as "unprecedented" for a bunch of reasons.
www.iflscience.com
August 6, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Deep Inside A Cave, Neanderthals Built A Circular Structure Made Of Stalagmites Around 176,500 Years Ago
www.iflscience.com/deep-inside-...
www.iflscience.com/deep-inside-...
Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone
www.sci.news/paleontology...
www.sci.news/paleontology...
Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone | Sci.News
Paleontologists working in southern Wyoming have identified a previously unknown species of omomyid primate, adding a new chapter to the story of one of the best-studied fossil lineages in North Ameri...
www.sci.news
August 6, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Tiny New Primate Species Emerges from 50-Million-Year-Old Wyoming Sandstone
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www.sci.news/paleontology...
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WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years.
The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
July 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM
WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years.
The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
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A 1.43-million-year-old trackway in Kenya preserves 21 Paranthropus footprints from eight individuals. Their sizes indicate bodies up to 6 feet tall, and the mostly adult male group hints at complex social structure.
Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative
Ancient footprints preserved along the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana are reshaping scientists' understanding of one of humanity's extinct relatives.
phys.org
July 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A 1.43-million-year-old trackway in Kenya preserves 21 Paranthropus footprints from eight individuals. Their sizes indicate bodies up to 6 feet tall, and the mostly adult male group hints at complex social structure.
Differences in human and great ape laughter reveal clues to the origin of speech
theconversation.com/differences-...
theconversation.com/differences-...
Differences in human and great ape laughter reveal clues to the origin of speech
A new study of great ape laughter also gives clues about how humans’ ancient ancestors started speaking.
theconversation.com
July 26, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Differences in human and great ape laughter reveal clues to the origin of speech
theconversation.com/differences-...
theconversation.com/differences-...
