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How did our ancestors sleep and what do people with insomnia do?
Historian A.Roger Ekirch at Virginia Tech, USA studies about ancient sleep and thinks that sleep is a biological constant.
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When the ground was too boring, this 'monster' began to learn the ancestors of whales and went to the sea to live.
They are large mammals, appearing 7 million years ago, but after 4 million years, they completely disappeared because of changes in the environment.
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Tibetans can bring 'super powers' from another human species
Shocking research from the US shows that our Homo sapiens ancestors in Tibet had two periods of interbreeding with extinct humans called Denisovans, resulting in the pre…
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Finding the remains of 'ghost humans' who once married Asian ancestors
Nearly 3,800 remains that actually belong to three Denisovans - a large but mysterious ghost human, lurking in the blood of many Asians - have been found in a cave in Si…
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Identify a whole new human species that gave birth to us
The new human species, Homo bodoensis, roamed the Earth half a million years ago, the ancestor
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Decoding Vietnamese genes: Who are we?
How are the ancestors of the Thai, Tay, Nung ... related to the ancestors of the Kinh or other ethnic groups? Where the Vietnamese people come from is not easy to answer.
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Discover a prehistoric crocodile 3m long walk on two feet
Large, well-preserved footprints in a fossilized area of Korea may belong to the ancestors of two modern crocodiles.
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Hard to believe in a land where one-third of women carry other human genes
An unexpected gift from the extinct ancestors - the Neanderthals, who brought unexpected luck to the women who owned it.
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Why do whale fin fins have five fingers that look like human hands?
Although people like to think whales are fish, they are also called whales, but they are not actually fish, but mammals.
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Fossils 555 million years of human ancestors
The researchers found the tiny rice-like worm-like creature, the oldest ancestor on a pedigree tree consisting of humans and most animals.
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Early humans also fasted and swung among the trees
Millions of years ago, the early humans had small brains, throwing themselves from tree to tree like monkeys and ate only plant foods.
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Discovered the oldest vertical fossil
Homo erectus, the direct ancestor of modern humans, appeared on Earth much earlier than scientists thought.
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Human ancestors caused the extinction of animals 4 million years ago
Not only has human activity today caused the extinction of animals, recently scientists have shown that our ancestors of prehistoric times also caused the extinction of…
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Why are humans not as hairy as chimpanzees or gorillas?
Based on the study of evolution, we know that humans also had bushy fur. However, how they dissipate is still an unexplained unknown.
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Ancient giant pig: Terror of prehistoric North America
Today's breeds look quite gentle, but their ancestors are different, ancient giant pigs that look extremely terrorist and are professional assassins in prehistoric times.