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Ancient Humans Bred with Completely Unknown Species | Ancient Origins
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https://www.newscientist.com/podcasts/how-ancient-humans-crossed-the-vast-ocean-brain-training-for-dementia-life-of-science-legend-maggie-aderin/
Podcasts | How ancient humans crossed the vast ocean; Brain training for dementia; Life of science...
Episode 345 More than 8,500 years ago, ancient people crossed the ocean to the remote island of Malta for the first time. Long before compasses or sails were...
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https://www.newscientist.com/article-topic/ancient-humans/
Ancient humans news, articles and features | New Scientist
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https://www.space.com/what-did-ancient-humans-know-about-astronomy
What did ancient humans know about astronomy? | Space
Nov 10, 2023 - Humanity's ability to track celestial cycles stretches back into prehistory, long before the invention of telescopes.
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2026/january/ancient-humans-made-elephant-bone-tools-europe-half-a-million-years-ago.html
Ancient humans made elephant bone tools in Europe half a million years ago | Natural History Museum
A prehistoric tool is reshaping our understanding of Europe’s early inhabitants.
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/denisovans.html
Denisovans: The enigmatic ancient humans who finally have a face | Natural History Museum
Along with Neanderthals, Denisovans are our closest extinct human relatives.
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/october/sinuses-offer-new-way-studying-evolution-ancient-humans.html
Sinuses offer new way of studying the evolution of ancient humans | Natural History Museum
While their function remains uncertain, the sinuses offer a new way for looking at human evolution.
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https://refractor.io/biology/first-human-pest-arthropod/
Scientists trace bed bugs' ancient link to humans and their evolution
May 29, 2025 - Discover how bed bugs evolved alongside humans, adapting to urban life and resisting pesticides, as revealed by Virginia Tech researchers.
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https://experiment.com/projects/unlocking-the-origins-of-horse-humans-interactions-radiocarbon-dating-of-ancient-horse-bits/methods
Unlocking the origins of horse-humans interactions: Radiocarbon dating of ancient horse bits |...
Experiment is an online platform for funding and sharing scientific discoveries. Push the boundaries of knowledge in biology, chemistry, medicine, physics,...
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/denisovan-dna-0014488
Denisovan DNA in Tibetan Cave Changes History of Early Humans in Asia | Ancient Origins
DNA evidence unearthed in the Baishiya Karst Cave in China definitively places the Denisovans on the Tibetan Plateau possibly as recently as 45,000 years ago.
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https://theconversation.com/new-clues-from-2-million-year-old-tooth-enamel-tell-us-more-about-an-ancient-relative-of-humans-258082
New clues from 2 million-year-old tooth enamel tell us more about an ancient relative of humans
Researchers have extracted 2-million-year-old protein remains from Paranthropus robustus teeth to reveal biological sex and genetic variability.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/videos/cro-magnon-man-video-0020843
The Enigmatic Origins of Cro Magnon: Europe's First Humans (Video) | Ancient Origins
Some of the earliest Europeans were a race of Homo sapiens called Cro Magnon. They were bigger than us and lived hard lives, with their fossils often showing...
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https://psychiatry.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/2026/04/modern-humans-share-genomic-innovations-complex-language-ancient-neanderthals
Modern humans share genomic innovations for complex language with ancient Neanderthals | Department...
Apr 23, 2026 - Using an evolutionary-stratified polygenic score, researchers find new understanding of our DNA's impact on human language capabilities
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https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/ancient-dna-dogs-ice-age-humans/
Ancient DNA reveals earliest known dogs lived alongside Ice Age humans - News and events,...
The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned...
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/denisovans-mated-modern-humans-0011688
Modern Humans Could Have Mated With Denisovans as Recently as 15,000 Years Ago | Ancient Origins
A study on the genetic analysis of Papuans DNA concludes that Denisovans mated with modern humans as late as 15,000 years ago. The analysis could transform our...
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-pottery-math-earliest-evidence
This ancient pottery holds the earliest evidence of humans doing math
Apr 1, 2026 - Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and crops, archaeologists say.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/fierce-animals-0012632
Humans Competed with Fierce Animals for the Denisova Cave | Ancient Origins
The latest evidence from the Denisova cave in southern Siberia shows that humans vied with fierce animals over its occupation.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-landscape-reveals-bones-of-humans-who-lived-100000-years-ago
Ancient Landscape Reveals Bones of Humans Who Lived 100,000 Years Ago : ScienceAlert
A monumental archaeological excavation in Africa has uncovered the lives of the humans who lived there 100,000 years ago.
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https://experiment.com/projects/unlocking-the-origins-of-horse-humans-interactions-radiocarbon-dating-of-ancient-horse-bits/labnotes
Unlocking the origins of horse-humans interactions: Radiocarbon dating of ancient horse bits |...
Experiment is an online platform for funding and sharing scientific discoveries. Push the boundaries of knowledge in biology, chemistry, medicine, physics,...
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180221131851.htm
Ancient DNA tells tales of humans' migrant history | ScienceDaily
Fueled by advances in analyzing DNA from the bones of ancient humans, scientists have dramatically expanded the number of samples studied -- revealing vast and...
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https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/humans-and-neanderthals-share-ancient-dna-linked-to-human-language/
Humans and Neanderthals share ancient DNA linked to human language - The Brighter Side of News
Apr 27, 2026 - Study finds ancient regulatory DNA tied to human language, with effects that predate the split from Neanderthals.
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https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/double-ancestry/
Evolution isn't a straight line: Modern humans come from 2 ancient lineages - Big Think
Jul 15, 2025 - After more than a million years of separation, two branches of humanity reunited around 300,000 years ago, new research shows
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https://www.earth.com/news/ancient-fish-had-flexible-joints-like-humans/
Ancient fish had flexible joints like humans - Earth.com
Mar 3, 2025 - Ancient fish had synovial joints, challenging the idea that flexible skeletons evolved on land. Fossils and modern fish show similarities.
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https://experiment.com/projects/unlocking-the-origins-of-horse-humans-interactions-radiocarbon-dating-of-ancient-horse-bits
Unlocking the origins of horse-humans interactions: Radiocarbon dating of ancient horse bits |...
Experiment is an online platform for funding and sharing scientific discoveries. Push the boundaries of knowledge in biology, chemistry, medicine, physics,...
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260131082428.htm
Ancient tools in China are forcing scientists to rethink early humans | ScienceDaily
Archaeologists in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans were far more inventive than long assumed. Excavations at the Xigou site reveal...
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