Archeology
New shocking disclosure of human ancestors
The new theory of evolution is highly controversial, including the hypothesis that human ancestors were aquatic primates that had more authentic evidence.
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Archeology
Add two new species of 'gibbon and monkey' to the evolutionary tree
Scientists have unearthed fossil samples of gibbons and ancient world monkeys (Old World Monkeys) in the riverbed in Tanzania.
Archeology
Recreate the most ancient primates of Earth
Scientists have revealed the life of the world's oldest primates, living 66 million years ago.
Archeology
Humans are originally from Asia?
Newly excavated fossils in Myanmar show that the ancestors of humans, the apes and the first origin from Asia then migrated to Africa. According to archaeologists, the n…
Archeology
The oldest nail in the world
According to the American Journal of Athropology, the world's oldest nail, 55.8 million years ago, belongs to a species of extinct primitive named Teihardina brandti.
Archeology
Detecting the last ancestral fossils of humans and monkeys
Archaeologists have discovered a fossil skeleton of an ancient primates that is believed to be the last common ancestor of humans and monkeys.
Archeology
The first resident of the Caribbean
A cave of prehistoric water in the Dominican Republic became
Archeology
New fossils show primates that have ancestors in Asia
A newly discovered fossil primate in Myanmar revealed that the common ancestor of humans, apes and gibbons may have evolved from Asian primates, not African ones, as man…
Archeology
Detecting common ancestor fossils of humans and modern primates
Scientists have recently discovered ancestral fossils of humans with a lifespan of 47 million years. Unearthed at Messel Pit, Germany, this fossil named Darwinius masill…
Archeology
Primate fossils were discovered in Texas
More than 40 million years ago, primates showed a preference for Texas over a cool northern climate, according to a fossil evidence discovered by Chris Kirk.
Biology
HIV was 5 million years ago
The primeval virus, like a virus that causes AIDS, has existed for at least 5 million years, even 12 million years.
Biology
The lemur genome fossils reveal the origin and evolution of HIV as well as other lentiviruses in primates
According to a study conducted by Dr. Cédric Feschotte of the University of Texas - Arlington, a type of retrovirus that is associated with HIV can be incorporated into…
Biology
One more step: Cloning of primates
Monkey cloning technology basically has the same process as the cloning of Dolly sheep. The nucleus of a healthy, unfertilized egg is replaced by another kernel from an…
Animal world
Discovering monkeys with pig tails, extremely rare in Vietnam
The pig-tailed monkey has a scientific name, Macaca leonina. Its name comes from the tail-like shape of a pig, which is one of the largest species in the Cercopithecidae…
Animal world
Stone monkeys make tools as mature as humans
Under conditions of scarcity of food, primates discovered stone uses and accidentally entered