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4 questions about new human relatives
Archeology

4 questions about new human relatives

The discovery of new human relatives called Homo naledi (H. naledi) in a deep cave in South Africa raises many questions around their existence.

December 17, 2018
Find new dinosaurs with relatives of tyrants
Archeology

Find new dinosaurs with relatives of tyrants

Scientists have found fossils of a new carnivorous dinosaur on Wales beach, in the UK. It was identified as a relative to Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex), a giant carnivorous…

December 17, 2018
The cause of Neanderthal extinction
Archeology

The cause of Neanderthal extinction

Neanderthals may have died out because they did not know how to harness the power of fire at the same level as human relatives.

December 17, 2018
Turtles have relatives with birds
Archeology

Turtles have relatives with birds

Turtles may look like relatives of snakes and lizards, but DNA shows that they have more in common with birds.

December 17, 2018
People have eaten Neanderthal relatives?
Archeology

People have eaten Neanderthal relatives?

Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain) researchers have come up with a very creepy hypothesis about the demise of Neanderthals, that our ancestors have been clean.

December 17, 2018
Published the complete genome of Neanderthals
Archeology

Published the complete genome of Neanderthals

German scientists say they have completed the first high-quality Neanderthal genome decoding work, and are preparing to publish it online for other scientists to study.

December 17, 2018