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August 2020
July 2020
- Neanderthals May Have Been More Sensitive to Pain Than Most Humans (Smithsonian, 29.07.2020)
- How did Neanderthals experience pain? (Archaeology, 27.06.2020)
- Neanderthals May Have Had Heightened Sensitivity to Pain (Sci News, 27.07.2020)
- Neanderthal gene makes us more sensitive to pain (Pain News Network, 26.07.2020)
- A Neanderthal gene that could affect your life on a daily basis (Psychology Today, 25.07.2020)
- Neanderthal gene linked to increased pain sensitivity (nature, 23.07.2020)
- Reduction of bushmeat hunting (Phys.org, 17.07.2020)
- Clear strategies needed to reduce bushmeat hunting (Science Daily, 17.07.2020)
- More than one cognition: A call for change in the field of comparative psychology (Science Daily, 14.07.2020)
- DNA inherited from Neanderthals may increase risk of Covid-19 (The New York Times, 04.07.2020)
June 2020
- Neanderthal woman's walk of love some 90,000 years ago between two caves 106 km apart (The Siberian Times, 24.06.2020)
- In the wild, chimpanzees are more motivated to cooperate than bonobos (Science Daily, 24.06.2020)
- Third Neanderthal genome sequenced (Archaeology, 22.06.2020)
- 'Mini brains' grown from human stem cells containing Neanderthal DNA could shed light on how our ancient ancestors' genes have influenced the development of our species (Daily Mail, 19.06.2020)
- Studying the Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans using stem cells and organoids (Science Daily, 18.06.2020)
- A Neanderthal woman from Chagyrskaya Cave (Science Daily, 17.06.2020)
- Who bought all the toilet paper? Study suggests who was most likely to stockpile during Covid-19 (NBC news, 12.06.2020)
- Older, more anxious people likely to stockpile toilet paper during pandemic (UPI, 12.06.2020)
- This cave hosted the oldest known human remains in Europe (Science News for Students, 12.06.2020)
- Mystery ailments, asymptomatic individuals: Spotlight on monkeypox in chimps (Mongabay, 05.06.2020)
May 2020
- Study finds that female chimpanzees contribute greatly to territory protection (Nature World News, 29.05.2020)
- When did modern humans first arrive in Europe? (Guardian, 28.05.2020)
- Similar to humans, chimpanzees develop slowly (Science Daily, 26 May 2020)
- Humans and Neanderthals may have shared jewellry designs (Discover Magazine, 19.05.2020)
- These are the oldest Homo sapiens fossils ever found in Europe (Ars Technica, 14.05.2020)
- Early fossil evidence of humans in Europe (Cosmos, 12.05.2020)
- Pioneering Homo sapiens produced earliest modern artifacts in Europe (UPI, 11.05.2020)
- Vietnam has very rich genetic diversity (Sci-News, 01.05.2020)
- Primatologists work to keep great apes safe from coronavirus (Science, 01.05.2020)
April 2020
- These are the decade's biggest discoveries in human evolution (Smithsonian, 28.04.2020)
- Icelandic DNA jigsaw-puzzle puts together new image of Nenaderthals (SciTechDaily, 26.04.2020)
- Neanderthal DNA tracked in Icelanders genomes (Archaeology, 24.04.2020)
- Neandertals had older mothers and younger fathers (Phys.org, 23.04.2020)
- The Neanderthal DNA you carry may have surprisingly little impact on your looks, moods (Science, 22.04.2020)
- Chimpanzee studies show that 'social distancing' may not be the right term for our coronavirus quarantine measures (Newsweek, 20.04.2020)
- Did early human ancestors enjoy long childhoods? (Archaeology, 06.04.2020)
- The ancestor to all hominins had a ‘mosaic’ of ape and human brain features (BBC Focus Magazine, 03.04.2020)
- More clues to the story of our past (COSMOS, 02.04.2020)
- Big-brained ancient ape was in no hurry to grow up (The Times, 02.04.2020)
- Ancestors of humanity 'a mosaic of ape and man' (Belfast Telegraph, 02.04.2020)
- Man's ancestors had ‘ape-like brain structure but human-like brain growth' (The Irish News, 01.04.2020)
- Human ancestors had ape-sized brains, new research shows (METRO, 01.04.2020)
- Baby steps: this ancient skull is helping us trace the path that led to modern childhood (The Conversation, 01.04.2020)
- Our ancient ancestor 'Lucy' had a small brain like an ape but a slower development leading to an extended period of childhood just like humans (Daily Mail, 01.04.2020)
- Lucy’s species heralded the rise of long childhoods in hominids (Science News, 01.04.2020)
- Ancient human relative Lucy's brain was surprisingly ape-like (UPI, 01.04.2020)
- Lucy’s baby’ suggests famed human ancestor had a primitive brain (Science, 01.04.2020)
- Recent Human Ancestor Regularly Climbed Trees Like Apes (SciTech Daily, 01.04.2020)
March 2020
- Recent human ancestors may have regularly climbed trees, study suggests (The Independent, 31.03.2020)
- Long after some hominins were bipedal, others stuck to the trees (Ars Technica, 30.03.2020)
- Recent human ancestors may have spent a lot of time climbing trees, fossilised leg bones suggest (Daily Mail, 30.03.2020)
- Diet of Figueira Brava Neanderthals Was Rich in Seafood, Archaeologists Say (Sci News, 27.03.2020)
February 2020
- Human brains have more in common with our "ape cousins" than previously thought (Genetic Literacy Project, 21.02.2020)
- Reconstructing the diet of fossil vertebrates (Science Daily, 19.02.2020)
- Real "Paleo Diet" Laced With Informative Heavy Metal (Technology Networks, 18.02.2020)
- Human brain asymmetry pattern is not unique; Study says apes also show similarity (International Business Times, 16.02.2020)
- Scientists Were Wrong About Human Pattern of Brain Asymmetry Being Unique (SciTech Daily, 15.02.2020)
- Great ape brains have a feature that we thought was unique to humans (New Scientist, 14.02.2020)
- Using isotopes to reconstruct life histories within the transatlantic slave trade (UC Santa Cruz, 13.02.2020)
January 2020
- Neanderthal genes hint at much earlier human migration from Africa (The New York Times, 31.01.2020)
- You may have more Neanderthal DNA than you think (National Geographic, 30.01.2020)
- Africans have more Neanderthal DNA than previously thought (The Scientist, 30.01.2020)
- Were Neanderthals More Than Cousins to Homo Sapiens? (Sapiens, 29.01.2020)
- Neanderthals May Have Trekked 2,000 Miles to Siberia (Smithsonian, 29.01.2020)
- Territorial conflicts suppress female chimpanzees' reproductive success (UPI, 03.01.2020)
November 2019
- Is the ability to recognize dog emotions inherited or learned? (Psychology Today, 19.11.2019)
- Humans' ability to read dogs' facial expressions is learned, not innate (Science Daily, 11.11.2019)
- When researchers dated Spanish cave art to the Neanderthals, it altered our understanding of evolution. Did they make a mistake? (artnet news, 08.11.2019)
October 2019
- Scientists say new research tracing the origin of modern humans to Botswana is deeply flawed (Gizmodo, 31.10.2019)
- Dating questions spark Neanderthal cave art debate (Archaeology, 30.10.2019)
- How this decade of archaeology changed what we know about human origins (Gizmodo, 29.10.2019)
- Dating questions challenge whether Neandertals drew Spanish cave art (ScienceNews, 28.10.2019)
- How old is the human race? Age of Homo sapiens causes conflict with scientists (iNews, 28.10.2019)
- Pest control with monkeys and lizards? Indeed, on some oil palm plantations (Sustainability Times, 25.10.2019)
- Organoids offer clues to how brains are made in humans and chimpanzees (ScienceNews, 16.10.2019)
- Humans evolved to think faster by slowing down brain development (New Scientist, 16.10.2019)
- Scientists Use Lab-Grown Brains to Study What Makes Us Human (Gizmodo, 16.10.2019)
- Lab-grown mini brains shed light on how humans split from great apes (The Conversation, 16.10.2019)
- Human 'mini-brains' slow at developing among primates (BBC News, 16.10.2019)
September 2019
- Male common marmosets smell female fertility (Mirage news, 23.09.2019)
- Marrying multiple men good for women's health (Deccan Chronicle, 23.09.2019)
- Study says having multiple husbands is good for women's health (sify news, 22.09.2019)
- When having more than one husband is worth all the trouble (The New Daily, 13.09.2019)
- Female gorillas must balance the reproductive costs of staying with or leaving an older male (Science Daily, 11.09.2019)
August 2019
- 'Unprecedented' skull reveils face of human ancestor (National Geographic, 28.08.2019)
- A 3.8-Million-Year-Old Skull Puts a New Face on a Little-Known Human Ancestor (Smithsonian, 28.08.2019)
- We've finally found a skull from one of our most important ancestors (New Scientist, 28.08.2019)
- Scientists Put a Face on an Ancient Human Ancestor (The Wall Street Journal, 28.08.2019)
- Oldest Australopith Skull Raises Questions About Hominin Evolution (Discover Magazine, 28.08.2019)
- Revealing the new face of a 3.8-million-year-old early human ancestor (CNN, 28.08.2019)
- MRD skull reveals face of human ancestor (The Times, 28.08.2019)
- Skull of humankind's oldest-known ancestor discovered (The Guardian, 28.08.2019)
- Face of earliest human ancestor recreated as scientists find 'remarkably complete' skull (Telegraph, 28.08.2019)
- 'All bets now off' on which ape was humanity's ancestor (BBC News, 28.08.2019)
- Scientists reveal the face of our oldest direct ancestor who roamed Ethiopia millions of years ago (Independent, 28.08.2019)
- Face of the oldest direct human ancestor revealed: Elusive ancient species that pre-dates Lucy and lived 4.2 million years ago is brought to life by archaeologists for the first time (Daily Mail, 28.08.2019)
- Face of Ancient Human Ancestor That Lived 3.8 Million Years Ago Revealed: 'A Game Changer in Our Understanding of Human Evolution' (Newsweek, 28.08.2019)
- Australopithecus anamensis: A ‘Game Changer’ in Human Evolution? (Ancient Origins, 28.08.2019)
- Scientists unveil 'complete' skull of key human ancestor (DW, 28.08.2019)
- Scientists reveal 3.8 million-year-old face of prehuman ancestor (CBC, 28.08.2019)
- Rare 3.8-million-year-old skull recasts origins of iconic ‘Lucy’ fossil (Nature News, 28.08.2019)
- Elusive cranium of early hominin found (Nature News and Views, 28.08.2019)
- Studying animal cognition in the wild (Phys.org, 20.08.2019)
- It really is WHO you know: Spending time with 'high status' people can increase your own social standing, scientists discover (Daily Mail, 07.08.2019)
- Cooperation with high status individuals may increase one's own status (Phys.org, 06.08.2019)
- Gorillas use their teeth to crack open and eat African walnuts (SciNews, 06.08.2019)
- Researcher observes the unexpected: nut-eating gorillas (Phys.org, 05.08.2019)
- DNA test unlocks Neanderthal mysteries at Forbes Quarry (Quarry Magazine, 04.08.2019)
- Researcher observes the unexpected: nut-eating gorillas (Phys.org, 05.08.2019)
- Western gorillas use their teethto crack open, eat nuts (UPI, 02.08.2019)
- Unexpected nut eating by gorillas (Science Daily, 02.08.2019)
- Sometimes you feel like a nut (The Source, 02.08.2019)
July 2019
- How humans and chimpanzees travel towards a goal in rainforests (Nature World News, 31.07.2019)
- Humans and chimps have different foraging patterns in the rainforest (Earth.com, 30.07.2019)
- Chimpanzees' working memory similar to ours (Phys.org, 24.07.2019)
- Chimps‘ recall where food is hidden, indicating similarity with humans' (itv, 24.07.2019)
- Chimps recall where food is hidden: study (Moree Champion, 24.07.2019)
- Indigenous Congo foragers learn early to use sun for orientation (UPI, 24.07.2019)
- Hunter gatherer society has a time-tested, secret method to traverse the rainforest (Ancient Origins, 24.07.2019)
- Finding one’s way in rainforest (Mirage News, 24.07.2019)
- Navigation skills develop early on among rainforest hunter-gatherers (Earth.com, 23.07.2019)
- Finding one's way in the rainforest (Phys.org, 23.07.2019)
- From furball to king of the jungle: An enchanting diary of how Mukiza the wild gorilla grew from tiny tot to 25st silverback - through the eyes of the naturalist who watched in wonder (Daily Mail, 23.07.2019)
- Chimp&See is back! (EurekAlert!, 15.07.2019)
- Female mammals kill the offspring of their competitors when resources are scarce (Phys.org, 15.07.2019)
- Harsh conditions drive female mammals to kill offspring of competitors (UPI, 15.07.2019)
- Is the Western mind too WEIRD to study? (Science, 11.07.2019)
- Ancient molar points to interbreeding between archaic humans and Homo sapiens in Asia (EurekAlert, 08.07.2019)
- Fishing for clues: bonobo diet of aquatic greens sheds light on human evolution (Technology Networks, 08.07.2019)
- Bonobo diet of aquatic greens may hold cues to human evolution (Phys.org, 01.07.2019)
- Bonobo diet of aquatic greens may hold clues to human evolution (Science Daily, 01.07.2019)
June 2019
- Neanderthal groups more closely related than we thought (COSMOS, 27.06.2019)
- DNA Study Suggests Early Neanderthals Had Europe As Their Homebase (Ancient Origins, 27.06.2019)
- New Discoveries Give Insight into Early Neanderthal History (Interesting Engineering, 27.06.2019)
- Ancient Neanderthal genomes reveal surprising twist in their settling of Europe (ZME Science, 27.06.2019)
- Neanderthal Population Dynamics Clarified With New Sequence Data (genomeweb, 26.06.2019)
- Ancient DNA reveals Neanderthal migration and interbreeding (New Scientist, 26.06.2019)
- Ancient DNA reveals new twists in Neanderthal migration (National Geographic, 26.06.2019)
- With new DNA analysis, the Neanderthal story gets even more complex (PBS NOVA, 26.06.2019)
- DNA from some of the oldest Neanderthal bones sheds new light on ancestry (New York Post, 26.06.2019)
- Some of oldest Neanderthal bones have been DNA tested showing more than 70 differences (FOX News, 26.06.2019)
- Bones uncover mysterious early history of the Neanderthals (CNN, 26.06.2019)
- DNA reveals a European Neandertal lineage that lasted 80,000 years (ScienceNews, 26.06.2019)
- The ancient history of Neanderthals in Europe (Phys.org, 26.06.2019)
- Fishing for iodine (BMC Series Blog, 25.06.2019)
- These monkeys are 3,000 years into their own "Stone Age" (National Geographic, 24.06.2019)
- What this half-jaw could tell us (American Scientist, 13.06.2019)
- Monkeys face climate change extinction threat (Science Daily, 12.06.2019)
- Chimpanzees in the wild reduced to 'forest ghettos' (Phys.org, 05.06.2019)
- Researchers call for protection of chimpanzees living in 'forest ghettos' (Deutsche Welle, 05.06.2019)
- Chimpanzees in the wild reduced to 'forest ghettos' (Yahoo! News, 05.06.2019)
- Second oldest stone tools discovered in Ethiopia (Africa Feeds, 05.06.2019)
- Prehistoric humans invented stone tools multiple times, study finds (The Independent, 04.06.2019)
- For those about to rock: the birthplace of humanity’s tool kit found (Cosmos, 04.06.2019)
- Humans May Have Been Crafting Stone Tools for 2.6 Million Years (Smithsonian, 04.06.2019)
- Oldest flaked stone tools point to the repeated invention of stone tools (Heritage Daily, 04.06.2019)
- World’s Oldest Stone Tools and Weapons Found in Ethiopia (Ancient Origins, 04.06.2019)
- These Stone Tools Made 2.6 Million Years Are the Oldest of Their Kind (Newsweek, 03.06.2019)
- Tool-use became widespread 10,000 years earlier than we thought (New Scientist, 03.06.2019)
- Hominids may have been cutting-edge tool makers 2.6 million years ago (Science News, 03.06.2019)
- World's oldest TOOL KIT unearthed in Africa dating back over 2.6 million years (Mirror, 03.06.2019)
- Stone tools were 'invented' many times in different places before becoming essential to humanity, Ethiopian dig site suggests (Daily Mail, 03.06.2019)
- Earliest flaked-stone tools found in Ethiopia (PennState News, 03.06.2019)
- Discoveries indicate human ancestors repeatedly invented stone tools (Yale News, 03.06.2019)
- Mums rule the roost in bonobo society (The Irish Examiner, 03.06.2019)
May 2019
- In a first, chimps found bashing tortoises against trees to get at the meat (Mongabay, 29.05.2019)
- Chimpanzees use a unique technique to eat tortoises (Earth.com, 25.05.2019)
- Bonobo mothers are intense matchmakers for their sons (abcNews, 25.05.2019)
- Bonobo mums drag their sons to ovulating females (sciencefocus, 25.05.2019)
- Chimps Seen Cracking Open Tortoise Shells—a First (Smithsonian, 24.05.2019)
- Tortoise-eating chimpanzees show signs of future planning cognitive abilities (ABC News, 24.05.2019)
- Wild chimpanzees learned how to crack open tortoises — and they’re sharing the knowledge among themselves (ZME Science, 24.05.2019)
- Dinner on the half-shell: chimpanzees eat tortoises (Cosmos, 24.05.2019)
- Chimpanzees seen smashing TORTOISES against trees before eating them (Mirror, 24.05.2019)
- Scientists catch chimpanzees cracking open and eating tortoises for first time (New York Post, 23.05.2019)
- Chimpanzees caught smashing open tortoise shells then eating their meat (Metro, 23.05.2019)
- Chimpanzees spotted smashing open and eating tortoises for the first time (The Conversation 23.05.2019)
- In a first, chimpanzees seen smashing and eating tortoises (National Geographic, 23.05.2019)
- Chimpanzees eat tortoises after smashing them open on tree trunks (New Scientist, 23.05.2019)
- Scientists Observe Chimpanzees Smashing Open and Eating Tortoises for the First Time (Newsweek, 23.05.2019)
- Chimpanzees feast on tortoises by smashing their shells... and even save some for later (The Telegraph, 23.05.2019)
- Chimpanzees filmed eating tortoises after smashing their shells against a tree trunk (The Independent, 23.05.2019)
- Brutal footage captures the world's first evidence of chimps devouring a TORTOISE as they chow down on the animal before ripping chunks off and sharing it with friends (Daily Mail, 23.05.2019)
- Chimps spotted cracking open tortoises' shells and eating reptiles for first time (Sky News, 23.05.2019)
- Mother Bonobo chimps get very involved in their son’s sex life (Metro, 23.05.2019)
- Wingmoms: How bonobo mothers help their sons find love (The Jakarta Post, 22.05.2019)
- Bonobo Mothers Play Strong Role in Helping Adult Sons Find Mate (ScieNews, 22.05.2019)
- Study discovers bonobo mothers are the ultimate helicopter parents (Newstalk ZB, 21.05.2019)
- Bonobo moms help their sons secure mating opportunities (UPI, 21.05.2019)
- Bonobo Moms Play an Active Role in Helping Their Sons Find a Mate (Laboratory Equipment, 21.05.2019)
- Mother bonobos, too, pressure their sons to have grandchildren (Big Think, 21.05.2019)
- Pushy Bonobo Moms Help Their Sons Get Lucky (Discover, 21.05.2019)
- Meddling bonobo moms will stop at nothing to get grandchildren (Mother Nature Network, 21.05.2019)
- Bonobo Mothers Are Very Concerned About Their Sons’ Sex Lives (The Atlantic, 20.05.2019)
- Fossils from a Philippine cave may come from a new human-like species (ScienceNews for Students, 10.05.2019)
- 160,000-year-old Chinese fossil sheds light on Denisovans, the mysterious kin of Neanderthals (The Japan Times, 02.05.2019)
- Jawbone reveals how Sherpas live high life (The Times, 02.05.2019)
- Fossil discovery provides insight into mysteries of early humans (CBC, 01.05.2019)
- Breakthrough in Human Evolution: Denisovan Fossil Found in Tibet (Haaretz, 01.05.2019)
- Major discovery suggests Denisovans lived in Tibet 160,000 years ago (New Scientist, 01.05.2019)
- 'Spectacular' jawbone discovery sheds light on ancient Denisovans (The Guardian, 01.05.2019)
- Jawbone reveals ancient human Denisovan ancestor lived 11,000 feet high in oxygen-starved Himalayas - and later interbred with modern humans (Daily Mail. 01.05.2019)
- Denisovans: Primitive humans lived at high altitudes (BBC News, 01.05.2019)
- Denisovan jawbone discovered in a cave in Tibet (New York Times, 01.05.2019)
- Jawbone found in a Tibetan cave expands the known territory of ancient Denisovans (Los Angeles Times, 01.05.2019)
- Mysterious ancient human found on the 'roof of the world' (National Geographic, 01.05.2019)
- Denisovan Find Hints The Extinct Humans Colonized The ‘Roof of the World’ (Discover, 01.05.2019)
- A Revealing Piece of Ancient Human History, Discovered in a Tibetan Cave (The Atlantic, 01.05.2019)
- Jawbone puts Denisovans on the Tibetan Plateau at least 160,000 years ago (COSMOS, 01.05.2019)
- Finally, a Denisovan specimen from somewhere beyond Denisova Cave (Ars Technica, 01.05.2019)
- Bones of mysterious extinct Neanderthal-like humans discovered in the Himalayas (METRO, 01.05.2019)
- Jawbone of prehistoric human 'cousin' Denisovan discovered in Tibet (USA Today, 01.05.2019)
- Denisovan Jawbone Discovered Outside Siberia Shows Our Ancient Relatives Were First to Reach Tibetan Plateau (Newsweek, 01.05.2019)
- Fossil jawbone found in cave on Tibetan Plateau may be Denisovan (ABC News, 01.05.2019)
- First evidence of mysterious, ancient humans called Denisovans found outside of their cave (CNN, 01.05.2019)
- First fossil jaw of Denisovans finally puts a face on elusive human relatives (Science AAAS, 01.05.2019)
- The mysterious Denisovans have at last come in from the cold (Nature, 01.05.2019)
April 2019
- Attention skills in a nonhuman cooperative breeding species (Phys.org, 11.04.2019)
- Why do we empathize? Researchers take on new perspective (Medical News Today 09.04.2019)
- The origin of empathy might lie in the need to simulate other people's thoughts (ZME Science, 09.04.2019)
- New model explains origins of empathy (Phys.org, 08.04.2019)
- Social insecurity also stresses chimpanzees (Science Daily, 05.04.2019)
- Researchers find apelike brain in human ancestor (Florida State University News, 01.04.2020)
March 2019
- Our mysterious cousins - the Denisovans - may have mated with modern humans as recently as 15,000 years ago (Science, 29.03.2019)
- Tooth of an adult Neanderthal found in France reveals the woman's diet was mostly made up of meat, not plants (Daily Mail, 22.03.2019)
- Neanderthals churned out huge supply of tools in flintstone "factory" (History, 21.03.2019)
- What part of us knows right from wrong? (Science News for Students, 21.03.2019)
- Archaeologists have unearthed a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal workshop in Poland (Inquisitr, 20.03.2019)
- Vanishing chimpanzee cultures and the need to save animal knowledge (Anthropocene, 20.03.2019)
- Why gorillas are sneaking out of Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park (The East African, 19.03.2019)
- Chimps varied "culture" matters for conservation, says study (Borneo Bulletin, 18.03.2019)
- Neurodevelopmental disorder modeled in stem cell-derived brain organoids (Technology Networks, 15.03.2019)
- Here's what happened when scientists left camera traps to record wild apes (Geek.com, 15.03.2019)
- Wild African ape reactions to novel camera traps (Science Daily, 14.03.2019)
- Scientists capture diverse reactions of wild apes to camera traps (The Irish News, 14.03.2019)
- Wary, playful or bored: Fascinating images reveal how different species of apes react to being filmed in their natural habitat (Daily Mail, 14.03.2019)
- Scientists left camera-traps to record wild apes - watch what happens (Phys.org, 14.03.2019)
- Study suggests chimpanzee cultural diversity under threat (Archaeology, 11.03.2019)
- Chimpanzees' cultural diversity is threatened by humans (CBC, 08.03.2019)
- Humans are driving chimpanzee culture out of existence (NOVA, 08.03.2019)
- The fall of chimp civilisation (COSMOS, 08.03.2019)
- Human encroachment is damaging chimpanzee culture (Metro, 08.03.2019)
- Human interference is destroying chimpanzee culture, a new paper reports (ZME Science, 08.03.2019)
- Humans threaten chimpanzees' behavioral diversity (Axios, 08.03.2019)
- A chimpanzee cultural collapse is underway, and it's driven by humans (The Conversation, 07.03.2019)
- Chimpanzees are going through a tragic loss (The Atlantic, 07.03.2019)
- Human activity is eroding chimpanzee behaviors and cultures, new study finds (Yale Environment 360, 07.03.2019)
- Human activity is changing the culture of chimps as the apes lose some of their distinctive behaviours (Daily Mail, 07.03.2019)
- Chimpanzees develop distinct local cultures, and we're destroying them (The Spec, 07.03.2019)
- Chimps' cultural diversity threatened by humans, study says (France24, 07.03.2019)
- Chimp behaviors, passed down over generations, are starting to disappear (Inverse, 07.03.2019)
- Unique chimpanzee cultures are disappearing thanks to humans (New Scientist, 07.03.2019)
- Humans are wiping out chimpanzee cultures (Science, 07.03.2019)
- Dust affects tooth wear and chewing efficiency in chimpanzees (Science Daily, 06.03.2019)
- The fight for control over virtual fossils (Nature, 06.03.2019)
February 2019
- Siberia's ancient ghost clan starts to surrender its secrets (Nature, 27.02.2019)
- New chimpanzee culture discovered (Phys.org, 26.02.2019)
- Study describes unique behavioral patterns of Bili-Uéré chimpanzees in the DR Congo (Tunisie Soir, 25.02.2019)
- New chimpanzee culture discovered (Science Daily, 25.05.2019)
- Neanderthals ate fresh herbivores, not rotten meat (COSMOS, 19.02.2019)
- Neanderthals were alpha predators, study shows (Haaretz, 19.09.2019)
- Competent chimpanzee nutcrackers (Phys.org, 07.02.2019)
- Your working memory is affected by the language you speak (Technology Networks, 05.02.2019)
- Word order predicts a native speaker's working memory (Science Daily, 04.02.2019)
- A room with a view - for three kinds of humans (Science, 01.02.2019)
January 2019
- "Cave of Mystery" - Evidence of a Lost Branch of Human Evolution (Daily Galaxy, 31.01.2019)
- This Skull Is Both Older and More Modern Than We Thought (Atlas Obscura, 31.01.2019)
- Ancient mongolian skull is the earliest modern human yet found in the region (Phys.org, 30.01.2019)
- Neanderthals and Denisovans lived in the same Siberian cave for 100,000 years (ABC News, 30.01.2019)
- Denisova cave: New fossils and dates for human presene (Discover, 30.01.2019)
- Siberian cave reveals secrets of its mysterious Denisovan inhabitants (New Scientist, 30.01.2019)
- This cave sheltered some of the first known humans 300,000 years ago (CNN, 30.01.2019)
- Cave that housed Neandertals and Denisovans challenges view of cultural evolution (Scientific American, 30.01.2019)
- Scientists Develop New Dates for Russias's Denisova Cave (Archaeology, 30.01.2019)
- Ancient-human species mingled in Siberia's hottest property for 300,000 years (Nature News, 30.01.2019)
- Dating of hominin discoveries at Denisova (Nature, 30.01.2019)
- High Ceilings and a Lovely View: Denisova Cave Was Home to a Lost Branch of Humanity (The New York Times, 30.01.2019)
- Neanderthals and Denisovans BOTH lived in remote Siberian cave thousands of years ago and may even have used the shelter at the same time, study finds (Daily Mail, 30.01.2019)
- Fresh clues to the life and times of the Denisovans, a littlke-known ancient group of humans (The Conversation, 30.01.2019)
- Neanderthal Ancestry in Europeans Unchanged for Last 45,000 Years (The Scientist, 23.01.2019)
- Study shows no long-term removal of Neandertal DNA from Europeans (Phys.org, 16.01.2019)
- Study shows younger children and chimps less likely to make irrational decisions when social comparison is in play (Phys.org, 09.01.2019)
- Genetic data on half a million Brits reveal ongoing evolution and Neanderthal legacy (Science, 03.01.2019)
- Huge trove of British biodata is unlocking secrets of depression, sexual orientation, and more (Science, 03.01.2019)
- Should Animals Win Acting Oscars? (Pacific Standard, 03.01.2019)
December 2018
- Nature’s 10: Ten people who mattered this year (Nature, 18.12.2018)
- Genetic Variations in Neanderthals can Explain Human Brain Evolution (Newsclick, 17.12.2018)
- Rare Neanderthal DNA mean some people’s brains are slightly different shape, study suggests (Independent, 15.12.2018)
- Why Is the Human Cerebellum Making Headline News? (Psychology Today, 14.12.2018)
- Neanderthal genes could explain the shape of our skulls, study finds (CNN, 14.12.2018)
- Why modern humans have round heads (Science, 14.12.2018)
- Is Neanderthal DNA affecting the shape of your HEAD? Genes acquired through interbreeding between ancient species give some people with European ancestry elongated skulls (Daily Mail, 13.12.2018)
- Narrower Skulls, Oblong Brains: How Neanderthal DNA Still Shapes Us (New York Times, 13.12.2018)
- Hominin Hybrid (Archaeology, 10.12.2018)
- Endangered apes: hanging game for Orang-Utans (Wirefax, 10.12.2018)
November 2018
- The Human Origin Story Has Changed Again, Thanks to New Discovery in Algeria (Gizmodo, 29.11.2018)
- Humans and Neanderthals were frequent lovers, genetics reveals (Cosmos Magazine, 27.11.2018)
- Early Humans Interbreeding With Neanderthals More Common Than Previously Thought (Tech Times, 27.11.2018)
- Study suggests multiple instances of inter-breeding between Neanderthal and early humans (Phys.org, 27.11.2018)
- Neanderthals And Early Humans Interbred Far More Often Than Once Believed, New Study Claims (Inquisitr, 26.11.2018)
- Promiscuous early humans interbred 'multiple times' in 'world of debauchery' (Irish Mirror, 26.11.2018)
- More evidence shows that Neanderthals and early humans interbred — multiple times (ZME Science, 26.11.2018)
- Neanderthals and Humans Were No One Night Stand (History, 26.11.2018)
- Humans and Neanderthals were frequent lovers: DNA tests show the two species interbred 'many times' over 35,000 years (Daily Mail, 26.11.2018)
- Ancient Humans, Neanderthals Interbred More Than Once, New Analysis Says (Genome Web, 26.11.2018)
- Meet Denny, the ancient mixed-heritage mystery girl (The Guardian, 24.11.2018)
- These birds are one of the rare animals that hide to mate (National Geographic, 20.11.2018)
- Neanderthals Interbreeding With Ancient Humans Caused Their Extinction (Canadian Homesteading, 12.11.2018)
- Did interbreeding wipe out the Neanderthals? Scientists say extinct species mated with humans – and were NOT killed off by them (Daily Mail, 11.11.2018)
- Quantitative 3D analysis of bone tools sheds light on ancient manufacture and use (EurekAlert, 07.11.2018)
- Doubts cast on Indonesian orangutan report (COSMOS, 07.11.2018)
- Orangutans declining despite ‘impossible’ Indonesian government report claiming they are on the rise, scientists say (Independent, 05.11.2018)
- Orangutan numbers 'continue to decline - despite Indonesian claims' (The London Economic, 05.11.2018)
- Orangutans are STILL disappearing: Claims from the Indonesian government that the primates are making a comeback have been slammed as 'biologically impossible' (Daily Mail, 05.11.2018)
- Orangutan numbers continue to decline — despite optimistic government report (ZME Science, 05.11.2018)
- Despite government claims, orangutan populations have not increased (Science News, 05.11.2018)
October 2018
- Chimps can sniff out family from rest (Telangana Today, 30.10.2018)
- Chimpanzees can tell a stranger from a family member by smelling their URINE - just like dogs (Daily Mail, 26.10.2018)
- Chimpanzees can sniff out strangers from family members (The Asian Age, 25.10.2018)
- Leap Into Our Branches (Outlook India, 24.10.2018)
- 'Chimps can smell danger' says Durham expert study (The Northern Echo, 24.10.2018)
- Research: To recognize conspecifics chimpanzees use their sense of smell (Tunisie Soir, 24.10.2018)
- Study reveal chimpanzees can sniff out strangers from family members (Devdiscourse, 24.10.2018)
- Chimpanzees sniff out strangers and family members (Science Daily, 24.10.2018)
- Chimpanzees can sniff out strangers from family members: Study (News Nation, 24.10.2018)
- Chimps can sniff out strangers from family members (The Tribune, 24.10.2018)
- Chimpanzees can tell strangers from family using scent (Earth.com, 23.10.2018)
- Bonobo: great ape with a tiny voice (Phys.org, 23.10.2018)
- Resemblance to parents increases with offspring age in monkeys (news-medical.net, 22.10.2018)
- Study: Chimps Share Food with Friends (Sci News, 15.10.2018)
- Wild chimpanzees share food with their friends (Phys.org, 10.10.2018)
September 2018
- Salamander Limb Regeneration Elucidated by Single-Cell Transcriptomics, Lineage Tracking (Genome Web, 27.09.2018)
- Cooperating In A Hunt Earns Chimpanzees A Fair Share (Forbes, 13.09.2018)
- Active participation in group-hunts earns wild chimpanzees meat access (Phys.org, 10.09.2018)
- New DNA techniques will spark archeology revolution, expert says (The Irish Times, 05.09.2018)
August 2018
- Ancient Humans’ Eating Habits Discovered By Scientists In A New Study (Advocator, 30.08.2018)
- Getting to the roots of our ancient cousins' diet (Science Daily, 28.08.2018)
- Getting to the roots of our ancient cousin's diet (Phys.org, 28.08.2018)
- DNA reveals first-known child of Neanderthal and Denisovan, study says (CNN, 23.08.2018)
- DNA reveals ancient girl from Siberia had Neanderthal mother and Denisovan father (ABC News, 23.08.2018)
- Cave girl's mum and dad were from different ancient human species (Sky News, 23.08.2018)
- Hybrid teenager: first known offspring of Neanderthal and Denisovan (Sydney Morning Herald, 23.08.2018)
- Ancient fossil's mom was a Neanderthal, but dad was Denisovan (USA Today, 23.08.2018)
- When a Neandertal Met a Denisovan, What Happened Was Only Human (Scientific American, 22.08.2018)
- Ancient teenager the first known person with parents of two different species (The Conversation, 22.08.2018)
- Remains of hybrid human girl with Neanderthal mother discovered in Siberian cave (The Independent, 22.08.2018)
- Hybrid Child of Neanderthal Mother, Denisovan Father Found in Siberia (Haaretz, 22.08.2018)
- Offspring of Neanderthal and Denisovan identified for first time (The Guardian, 22.08.2018)
- Mom was a Neanderthal. Dad was something else entirely. Meet the strangest hybrid in human history (The Washington Post, 22.08.2018)
- A Blended Family: Her Mother Was Neanderthal, Her Father Something Else Entirely (New York Times, 22.08.2018)
- Scientists find bone from Neanderthal-Denisovan 'love child' (CBC, 22.08.2018)
- Genetic Study May Reveal Hominin Interactions (Archaeology, 22.08.2018)
- Scientists Identify the First-Known Offspring of Two Different Groups of Early Humans, Study Says (TIME, 23.08.2018)
- DNA tells the story of a Neanderthal mom and a Denisovan dad (NBC News, 22.08.2018)
- Ancient Bone Reveals Surprising Sex Lives Of Neanderthals (NPR, 22.08.2018)
- Fossil female's mom was Neanderthal, but dad was Denisovan (dw-world, 22.08.2018)
- Ancient Girl's Parents Were Two Different Human Species (National Geographic, 22.08.2018)
- Hybrid Neanderthal love child is found in a cave in Siberia: Teenage daughter of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father who lived 50,000 years ago reveals how humans' ape-like cousins frequently interbred (Daily Mail, 22.08.2018)
- Proof of interbreeding found in ancient hominid bone (Financial Times, 22.08.2018)
- Hybrid Hominin: This Girl’s Mother and Father Came From Two Different Species (Discover, 22.08.2018)
- DNA shows girl had one Neanderthal, one Denisovan parent (ars technica, 22.08.2018)
- Prehistoric girl had parents belonging to different human species (New Scientist, 22.08.2018)
- Scientists Stunned By a Neanderthal Hybrid Discovered in a Siberian Cave (The Atlantic, 22.08.2018)
- Cave girl was half Neanderthal, half Denisovan (BBC News, 22.08.2018)
- Love child of two prehistoric species of humans unearthed in a Russian cave (Express, 22.08.2018)
- Bones of Love Child From Two Different Hominin Species Discovered in Cave (Inverse, 22.08.2018)
- This ancient bone belonged to a child of two extinct human species (Science, 22.08.2018)
- Mum’s a Neanderthal, Dad’s a Denisovan: First discovery of an ancient-human hybrid (Nature, 22.08.2018)
- Genetic error led humans to evolve bigger, but more vulnerable, brains (Horizon Magazine, 21.08.2018)
- Watch chimps play adorable game of 'airplane' (MNN, 10.08.2018)
- Tough life in the savannah? Chimpanzee foods are mechanically more demanding than previously thought (Science Daily, 10.08.2018)
- Tough life on the savannah (UC Santa Cruz, 10.08.2018)
- Irish hunter-gatherers may have become ill from undercooked fish (The Irish Times, 06.08.2018)
- Bodies Keep Shrinking on This Island, and Scientists Aren't Sure Why (The New York Times, 02.08.2018)
July 2018
- Neanderthals could start fires with their stone tools, new study suggests (Washington Post, 19.07.2018)
- Monkeys benefit from the nut-cracking abilities of chimpanzees and hogs (Science Daily, 19.07.2018)
- Concentrated wealth in agricultural populations may account for the decline of polygyny (Science Daily, 18.07.2018)
- Fractured African roots (Times of Malta, 13.07.2018)
- Early Humans Probably Didn't Evolve from a Single Population in Africa (Live Science, 13.07.2018)
- Humans Didn’t Evolve From a Single Ancestral Population (Gizmodo, 12.07.2018)
- Humans did not stem from a single ancestral population in one region of Africa (Science Daily, 11.07.2018)
- https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/early-humans-left-africa-250000-years-earlier-than-thought/564896/
- Humans are not the only primates to carefully select friends (Earth.com, 11.07.2018)
- Primates adjust grooming to their social environment (Sciene Daily, 11.07.2018)
- Behavioral evolution (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 09.07.2018)
- These tiny monkeys have entered their Stone Age with a bang (The Washington Post, 06.07.2018)
- How do you solve a problem in palaeoproteomics? (BMC Series Blog, 05.07.2018)
- Some monkeys in Panama may have just stumbled into the Stone Age (New Scientist, 02.07.2018)
June 2018
- Chimpanzees start using a new tool-use gesture during an alpha male takeover (Science Daily, 28.06.2018)
- Mini Neanderthal Brains Are Growing in Petri Dishes (Live Science, 26.06.2018)
- Help is Waiting . . . If You Need It! (Suburban Times, 25.06.2018)
- Exclusive: Neanderthal ‘minibrains’ grown in dish (Science, 20.06.2018)
- Oldest Human Fossil In Europe Is 1 Million Years Old (Tech Times, 20.06.2018)
- Babysitting Mammals Keep It in the Family (Scientific American, 20.06.2018)
- Jawbone unearthed in a Spanish cave that is almost 1 MILLION years old is the oldest fossil of a human species ever found in Western Europe (Daily Mail, 18.06.2018)
- The chatter of birds, frogs, monkeys, and bugs may illuminate the evolution of human language (Quartz, 11.06.2018)
- Africa's mountain gorilla population now exceeds 1,000 (FOX News, 01.06.2018)
- Mountain gorilla numbers surpass 1,000 despite challenges (The Independent Uganda, 01.06.2018)
- Critically endangered mountain gorilla numbers climb up to over 1,000 (CGTN, 01.06.2018)
May 2018
- Wild mountain gorilla numbers rocket to over 1,000: Conservationists hail 'rare success story' for the critically endangered animals (Daily Mail, 31.05.2018)
- Mountain gorilla population rises above 1,000 (The Guardian, 31.05.2018)
- Africa's mountain gorilla population now exceeds 1,000 (abc News, 31.05.2018)
- Critically endangered mountain gorillas show impressive population increase (Treehugger, 31.05.2018)
- Number of wild mountain gorillas exceeds 1,000 (Science Daily, 31.05.2018)
- Chimpanzee call variants offer insights into roots of language diversification (UPI, 23.05.2018)
- How to speak chimpanzee: Researchers find their 'hoo' sound has multiple meanings (Daily, Mail, 23.05.2018)
- Chimpanzee calls differ according to context (Phys.org, 23.05.2018)
- Chimpanzee calls differ according to context (Science Daily, 23.05.2018)
- Savanna chimpanzees suffer from dehydration, heat stress: Study (UPI, 15.05.2018)
- Savanna chimpanzees suffer from heat stress (Science Daily, 15.05.2018)
- Scientists to grow 'mini-brains' using Neanderthal DNA (The Guardian, 11.05.2018)
- Why Do I Get Migraines? There’s A Surprising Biological Reason You Get These Headaches, A Study Says (Bustle, 09.05.2018)
- Gene Variant Linked To Migraine Likely Propagated To Help Ancient Humans Adapt To Cold Climates (Tech Times, 05.05.2018)
- Adapting to the cold gave us the migraines (The Quint, 05.05.2018)
- Do You Suffer From Migraines? Evolution May Be To Blame (IFL Science, 05.05.2018)
- People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result (New Scientist, 03.05.2018)
- Migraines: Ancestral emigration from Africa to Europe linked to severe headaches (Deutsche Welle, 03.05.2018)
- People adapted to the cold and got more migraines as a result (New Scientist, 03.05.2018)
- The Cold Truth About Migraine Headaches (WebMD, 03.05.2018)
- Migraines Stay in the Family through Common Genetic Variants (GEN, 03.05.2018)
April 2018
- Hints of Human Evolution in Chimpanzees That Endure a Savanna’s Heat (New York Times, 27.04.2018)
- Third more wild gorillas than previously thought, major study finds (Independent, 26.04.2018)
- Decade-long census finds more gorillas, chimpanzees (Morung Express, 26.04.2018)
- Gorillas more plentiful in Africa than thought, but population is still dropping (USA Today, 26.04.2018)
- Massive study across western equatorial Africa finds more gorillas and chimpanzees than expected (Science Daily, 25.04.2018)
- The remarkable Amazonian people that can communicate their ENTIRE language using the rhythm and pitch of drum beats (Daily Mail, 25.04.2018)
- Amazonian Bora People 'Talk' to Each Other over Long Distances Using Drumming Language That Mimics Speech (Newsweek, 25.04.2018)
- Amazonian people use drumming language to communicate long distances (The Independent, 25.04.2018)
- Drums Amplify Speech Across Amazon (Language Magazine, 24.04.2018)
- If you listen closely, the drumbeats of Amazonian tribes sound like human speech (Science, 24.04.2018)
- Amazonian Bora people mimic the rhythm of their language for communication over large distances using drums (Phys.org, 24.04.2018)
- Indonesian archaeologist recalls Flores ‘hobbit’ fossil find 15 years on, and what it meant for him and Indonesian archaeology (South China Morning Post, 23.04.2018)
- America's Oldest Pet Dogs Uncovered in 10,000-Year-Old Grave in Illinois (Inverse, 17.04.2018)
- Six-year-olds can cooperate to protect common assets (Nature, 17.04.2018)
- What children can teach us about looking after the environment (The Conversation, 16.04.2018)
- The New Chimpanzee: A Twenty-First-Century Portrait of Our Closest Kin (Times Higher Education, 12.04.2018)
- The secret life of teeth: Evo-devo models of tooth development (Phys.org, 11.04.2018)
- How ancient DNA is transforming our view of the past (BBC News, 11.04.2018)
- 88,000-Year-Old Middle Finger Found in Saudi Arabia Could Rewrite Human History (Gizmodo, 09.04.2018)
- David Reich: ‘Neanderthals were perhaps capable of many modern human behaviours’ (The Guardian, 08.04.2018)
- The science is coming (India Today, 07.04.2018)
- Study Documents First Observation of Bonobos Sharing Meat with Neighbors (Sci News, 06.04.2018)
- Bonobos share and share alike (Science Daily, 05.04.2018)
- How babies learn – and why robots can’t compete (The Guardian, 03.04.2018)
March 2018
- Divided by DNA: The uneasy relationship between archaeology and ancient genomics (Nature, 28.03.2018)
- New standards for ancient protein studies set forth by multi-national group of researchers (Phys.org, 26.03.2018)
- Germany was covered by glaciers 450,000 years ago (Heritage Daily, 25.03.2018)
- Germany was blanketed by ice some 450,000 years ago (UPI, 23.03.2018)
- Scientists double the number of Neanderthal genomes, gleaning new tribal insights (ZME Science, 23.03.2018)
- Five Additional Neanderthal Genomes Mapped (Archaeology, 22.03.2018)
- Neanderthal Genomes Hint at Species’s Population History (The Scientist, 22.03.2018)
- Researchers Uncover Genetic History of Late Neanderthals (Sci News, 22.03.2018)
- Five new ancient genomes tell us about Neanderthal tribes (Ars Technica, 22.03.2018)
- A New Batch of Neanderthal Genome Provides Insights Into Their Complex History (Seeker, 21.03.2018)
- No human DNA found in Neanderthal genome (COSMOS, 21.03.2018)
- Recent Neanderthal Diversity Reveals Population History, Human Interactions (Genome Web, 21.03.2018)
- Complex behavior arose at dawn of humans (Science, 16.03.2018)
- Our ancestors mated with the mystery ‘Denisovan’ people – twice (New Scientist, 15.03.2018)
- Oldest DNA from Africa offers clues to mysterious ancient culture (Science, 15.03.2018)
- Skulls show women moved across medieval Europe, not just men (Seattle Times, 12.03.2018)
- Homo naledi had wear-resistant molars (Phys.org, 07.03.2018)
- Neanderthals, the world’s first misunderstood artists (Independent, 07.03.2018)
- Neanderthal Cave Art Suggests They Were Smarter Than We Thought (Air & Space, 07.03.2018)
- New study tracks the evolution of stone tools (Ars Technica, 06.03.2018)
- Stone tools improved over millennia (COSMOS, 05.03.2018)
- What Ancient DNA Can Tell Us About the Settlement of Vanuatu (Atlas Obscura, 05.03.2018)
- Ancient DNA offers clues to remote Pacific islands’ population puzzle (Nature, 01.03.2018)
February 2018
- New findings paint picture of Neanderthals as artists (CNN, 22.02.2018)
- Neanderthals were cave artists, researchers find (NBC News, 23.02.2018)
- Analysis of cave paintings in Spain shows Neanderthals made world’s oldest art (The Times, 23.02.2018)
- World's oldest-known rock art created by Neanderthals, not modern humans (Radio Australia, 23.02.2018)
- Neanderthals were capable of making art (BBC News, 23.02.2018)
- Neanderthals, the World’s First Misunderstood Artists (New York Times, 22.02.2018)
- World's Oldest Cave Art Found—And Neanderthals Made It (National Geographic, 22.02.2018)
- Neanderthals – not modern humans – were first artists on Earth, experts claim (The Guardian, 22.02.2018)
- 64,000-year-old Cave Art Found: Neanderthal, or Did We Reach Europe Much Earlier Than Thought? (Haaretz, 22.02.2018)
- Be Humble: Neanderthal Cave Paintings Show That Modern Humans Aren't the Only Species Capable of Creating Art (Project Earth, 22.02.2018)
- Neanderthals Were the Original Artists (Discover, 22.02.2018)
- Cave art suggests Neandertals were ancient humans’ mental equals (ScienceNews, 22.02.2018)
- European art scene began with Neanderthals (Riverbender.com, 22.02.2018)
- Oldest cave paintings created by Neanderthals (Irish Examiner, 22.02.2018)
- How we discovered that Neanderthals could make art (The Conversation, 22.02.2018)
- Neanderthal artists made oldest-known cave paintings (Nature, 22.02.2018)
- Europe’s first cave artists were Neandertals, newly dated paintings show (Science, 22.02.2018)
- Over 100,000 orangutans in Borneo killed over 16 years (The Jakarta Post, 17.02.2018)
- Borneo's orangutan population slashed by more than half in 16 years (CNN, 16.02.2018)
- '100,000 orangutans' killed in 16 years (BBC News, 16.02.2018)
- 100,000 orangutans killed in last 16 years, making extinction 'highly likely' (USA Today, 16.02.2018)
- Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans From 1999 to 2015 (New York Times, 15.02.2018)
- We surveyed Borneo’s orangutans and found 100,000 had ‘disappeared’ (The Conversation, 15.02.2018)
- Dramatic decline in Borneo's orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years (The Guardian, 15.02.2018)
- Borneo Has Lost 100,000 Orangutans Since 1999 (NPR, 15.02.2018)
- The world's orangutan population shrank by half in 16 years (Washington Post, 15.02.2018)
- Nearly 150,000 Bornean Orangutans Lost Since 1999, Cutting Population By Half (National Geographic, 15.02.2018)
- Half of All Orangutans Vanished Over the Past 16 Years (Project Earth, 15.02.2018)
- Borneo's orangutan population plunged by 100,000 since 1999 (ABC News, 15.02.2018)
- Borneo's orangutans at risk of extinction after population decreases by 148,500 in 16 years (CBC News, 15.02.2018)
- Orangutan population in Borneo has HALVED in just 16 years as hunters and habit loss drive the creatures to extinction (Daily Mail, 15.02.2018)
- People are slaughtering orangutans and wiping them out (New Scientist, 15.02.2018)
- Borneo has lost half its orangutans due to hunting and habitat loss (Independent, 15.02.2018)
January 2018
- First came Homo sapiens, then came the modern brain (Newsline, 26.01.2018)
- Modern Human Brains Have Only Been Around For a Surprisingly Short Time (Science Alert, 26.01.2018)
- Analysis finds shape of human brain evolved over time to accommodate key advances in function (The Japan Times, 25.01.2018)
- The Evolution of Round Brains Ushered in the 'Human Revolution' (Inverse, 25.01.2018)
- Modern Rounded Human Brains An Evolutionary Step Less Than 100,000 Years Old (International Business Times, 25.01.2018)
- Shape of the human brain evolved over time (New York Post, 25.01.2018)
- Modern human brain organization emerged only recently (Science Daily, 25.01.2018)
- In Cave in Israel, Scientists Find Jawbone Fossil From Oldest Modern Human Out of Africa (The New York Times, 25.01.2018)
- Earliest Human Remains Outside Africa Were Just Discovered in Israel (Smithsonian, 25.01.2018)
- Human brains rounded into shape over 200,000 years or more (Science News, 24.01.2018)
- Morocco’s Archaeological Site Jebel Irhoud Classified as Historical National Heritage (Morocco World News, 08.01.2018)
- ‘Laid-back’ bonobos take a shine to belligerents (ScienceNews, 05.01.2018)
- Humans Like Helpers, But Bonobos Prefer Bullies (Smithsonian, 05.01.2018)
- Bonobos Might Not Be So Laid-Back after All (Scientific American, 04.01.2018)
- Bonobos prefer spending time with JERKS: Our closest relatives in the animal kingdom like hanging out with bullies because they see them as powerful (Daily Mail, 04.01.2018)
- Bonobos prefer bad guys (Cosmos, 04.01.2018)
- In the Eyes of Bonobos, Bullies Rule (Discover, 04.01.208)
- Bonobos, Our Closest Animal Relatives, Like Bullies And Jerks (Newsweek, 04.01.2018)
- Unlike humans, bonobos prefer jerks (ZME Science, 04.01.2018)
- Bonobos prefer jerks: For our closest genetic relatives, it pays to have powerful allies (Science Daily, 04.01.2018)
- Bonobos Prefer Jerks (Duke Today. 04.01.2018)
- The Hand Of Mountain Gorillas Is As Well Adapted To Vertical Climbing Behaviors As The Hand Of Chimpanzees (Science Trends, 04.01.2018)
December 2017
- 2017 Breakthrough of the Year (Science, 21.12.2017)
- How 2017 Rewrote the Book on Human Evolution (Haaretz, 19.12.2017)
- Monkey business: Building a global database of primate conservation studies (Mangabey, 12.12.2017)
- Crows are the only birds that have learned to carve hooks from sticks and hunt for food (International Business Times, 13.12.2017)
- Crafty crows know what it takes to make a good tool (Phys.org, 07.12.2017)
- Top 5 Human Evolution Discoveries of 2017 (PLOS Blogs, 07.12.2017)
November 2017
- Connecting the dots (Gulf Times, 28.11.2017)
- New study on salivary microbes may help early diagnosis of diseases (Researchmatters, 27.11.2017)
- How a DNA revolution has decoded the origins of our humanity (The Guardian, 19.11.2017)
- Earliest Known Images of Dogs Reveal Origins of Their Bond With Humans (Inverse, 17.11.2017)
- This 8,000-Year-Old Rock Art Is The Earliest Depiction of Domesticated Dogs (Science Alert, 16.11.2017)
- These may be the world’s first images of dogs—and they’re wearing leashes (Science, 16.11.2017)
- Drama-Loving Chimps Throw Down to Protect Close Friendships, Say Scientists (Inverse, 08.11.2017)
- Chimpanzees and sooty mangabeys interfere with other group members' relationships (Phys.org, 08.11.2017)
- Crocs take a bite out of claims of ancient stone-tool use (ScienceNews, 06.11.2017)
- Researchers look for dawn of human information sharing (Phys.org, 01.11.2017)
October 2017
- Neanderthals went extinct, but many of us still carry around fragments of their DNA (PRI.org, 28.10.2017)
- Friendliness is more important in a new friend than which group she belongs to (Phys.org, 19.10.2017)
- Your Hair Color and Sleep Habits May Come from Neanderthals (Livescience, 16.10.2017)
- Was this ancient person from China the offspring of modern humans and Neandertals? (Science, 12.10.2017)
- We’re more Neandertal than we thought (ScienceNews, 10.10.2017)
- As much as 2.6% of your DNA is from Neanderthals. This is what it's doing (LA Times, 05.10.2017)
September 2017
- Study finds none bacterial genera in saliva of Indians (APN, 26.09.2017)
- Children are more creative when they cooperate than when they compete (The British Psychological Society, 22.09.2017)
- Are Wolves Better Problem Solvers Than Dogs? (Gizmodo, 19.09.2017)
- Method allows researchers to collect body odour samples of mammals in a non-invasive manner (19.09.2017, Phys.org)
- Prehistoric Japanese graves provide best evidence yet that dogs were our ancient hunting companions (Science, 16.09.2017)
- Telangana, AP people have unique saliva bacteria (Deccan Chronicle, 14.09.2017)
- Even Preschoolers Play Fair, But Chimps? Not So Much. (Duke Today, 14.09.2017)
- Chimpanzees and orangutans look for information to fill gaps in their knowledge (Phys.org, 08.09.2017)
August 2017
- Fossil Discovery Suggests Change in Evolutionary Theory (Observer, 30.08.2017)
- What a Border Collie Taught a Linguist About Language (Wired, 18.08.2017)
- Yes, We Can Communicate with Animals (Scientific American, 18.08.2017)
- Is This Baby Animal the Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes? (Smithsonian, 10.08.2017)
- Kenya: 13 Million Year-Old Baby Ape Skull Reveals What Human Ancestor May Have Looked Like (Newsweek, 10.08.2017)
- Discovery of 13 million-year-old ape skull shows what human ancestors may have looked like (Washington Post, 09.08.2017)
- Is This What the Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes Looked Like? (Big Think, 10.08.2017)
- Extremely rare 13 million-year-old primate skull found (CNBC, 09.08.2017)
- Amazing 13-Million-Year-Old Ape Skull Discovered (National Geographic, 09.08.2017)
- Remarkably well-preserved 13 million-year-old infant skull of a new species of primate sheds new light on the African origins of humans and apes (Daily Mail, 09.08.2017)
- Meet 'Alesi', the 13-million-year-old baby monkey which scientists say is mankind's earliest ancestor (The Telegraph, 09.08.2017)
- Ancient infant ape skull sheds light on the ancestor of all humans and living apes (Science, 09.08.2017)
- DNA Study Contradicts Conventional Wisdom On the Origin of Modern Humans (Technology Networks, 09.08.2017)
- Home-grown scientists step up to save Africa’s primates (Nature, 08.08.2017)
- Cote d’Ivoire: Anthrax strain threatens chimps, may pose human risk (Africa Times, 08.08.2017)
- New DNA Extraction Techniques Are Helping Enhance Our Understanding of Elephants' Biological History (Pacific Standard, 04.08.2017)
- Anthrax decimating Ivory Coast chimps: research (Daily Mail, 02.08.2017)
- A Strange Type of Anthrax Is Killing Chimpanzees (The Atlantic, 02.08.2017)
- Anthrax: A hidden threat to wildlife in the tropics (Science Daily, 02.08.2017)
- Anthrax: A hidden threat to wildlife in the tropics (Phys.org, 02.08.2017)
- Anthrax’s cousin wreaks havoc in the rainforest (Science AAAS, 02.08.2017)
- The Secret Economic Lives of Animals (Bloomberg, 01.08.2017)
July 2017
- Western Chimpanzee numbers declined by more than 80 percent over the past quarter century (Mongabay, 31.07.2017)
- Paleoanthropologist explores roots of evolution (The University of Chicago, 28.07.2017)
- One-in-400million disability becomes COMMON in tiny polygamist Mormon town Hilldale where sufferers can't sit or stand without help after generations of inbreeding (Daily Mail, 28.07.2017)
- The polygamous town facing genetic disaster (BBC Future, 26.07.2017)
- Scientists assumed that patriarchy was only natural. Bonobos proved them wrong (Quartz, 20.07.2017)
- FOXI3 gene is involved in dental cusp formation (Science Daily, 14.07.2017)
- FOXI3 gene is involved in dental cusp formation (Phys.org, 14.07.2017)
- How Our Ancient Origins Are Guiding Modern Medicine (PBS Nova, 13.07.2017)
- Bonobo ladies get to choose their mates and boy oh boy are they picky (Popular Science, 13.07.2017)
- Meet the world's most handsome monkey - labelled BRAD PITT of bonobos by experts (EXPRESS, 13.07.2017)
- A 200,000-year-old ‘baby tooth’ reveals clues about mysterious human lineage (Vancouver Sun, 11.07.2017)
- The 'Brad Pitt' effect: Why female bonobos can't help falling for the charms of the most attractive male (Daily Mail, 10.07.2017)
- In bonobo communities, just a few males monopolize reproduction (UPI, 10.07.2017)
- In fathering, peace-loving bonobos don't spread the love (Science Daily, 10.07.2017)
- Tooth of a young girl who lived 128,000 years ago reveals new clues about the mysterious human species that interbred with Neanderthals (Daily Mail, 10.07.2017)
- 200,000-Year-Old 'Baby Tooth' Reveals Clues About Mysterious Human Lineage (Live Science, 10.07.2017)
- Early humans and Neanderthals interbred much earlier than once thought (The Washington Post, 08.07.2017)
- In a Lost Baby Tooth, Scientists Find Ancient Denisovan DNA (The New York Times, 07.07.2017)
- Child tooth is fourth fossil clue to mysterious Denisovan humans (New Scientist, 07.07.2017)
- Fossil tooth pushes back record of mysterious Neandertal relative (Science News, 07.07.2017)
- Neanderthal-Human Interbreeding Got an Early Start (The Scientist, 05.07.2017)
- We may have mated with Neanderthals more than 219,000 years ago (New Scientist, 04.07.2017)
- Neandertals and modern humans started mating early (Science AAAS, 04.07.2017)
June 2017
- Scientists Use Ancient DNA to Identify Bizarre Species That Baffled Darwin (Gizmodo, 27.06.2017)
- Apes only provide food to conspecifics that have previously assisted them (Phys.org, 27.06.2017)
- Dogs have been working alongside humans for much longer than we thought (Quartz, 23.06.2017)
- Chimps return favors, even if it costs them (Mother Nature Network, 23.06.2017)
- Contrary to Popular Belief, Our Altruism Is Pretty Natural (Geek, 22.06.2017)
- True altruism seen in chimpanzees, giving clues to evolution of human cooperation (Science AAAS, 19.06.2017)
- Old Fossils Give Humans New History (Voice of America, 18.06.2017)
- Ancient Fossils from Morocco Mess Up Modern Human Origins (Scientific American, 08.06.2017)
- Oldest Known Human Fossils May Push Back Homo sapiens Evolution 100,000 Years (PBS Nova, 08.06.2017)
- 315,000-Year-Old Fossils Could Be Earliest Known Homo Sapiens (Red Orbit, 08.06.2017)
- How Homo Sapiens Fossils Found in Morocco May Rewrite the Human Story (History, 08.06.2017)
- Moroccan fossil find rearranges Homo sapiens family tree (Phys.org, 08.06.2017)
- 300000-year-old Homo sapiens bones found in Morocco challenge conventional East Africa evolutionary theory (Inquisitr, 08.06.2017)
- Fossil find pushes back birth of modern humans by 100,000 years (COSMOS, 08.06.2017)
- Oldest Homo sapiens fossils discovered (CNN, 08.06.2017)
- Archaeologists unearth the oldest Homo sapiens ever discovered (The Verge, 07.06.2017)
- Skeleton find ‘rewrites human history’ (The Australian, 08.06.2017)
- Homo sapiens: Closing in on the origin of humans (The Jakarta Post, 08.06.2017)
- 300,000-year-old 'oldest ever' human fossils reveals SHOCK origin of mankind in Morocco (Express, 08.06.2017)
- Discovery: Homo Sapiens is Moroccan, Precisely from Marrakech (Morocco Worls News, 07.06.2017)
- Earliest Ever Homo Sapiens Discovered in Morocco Forces Major Rethink of Human Evolution (Newsweek, 07.06.2017)
- The Oldest Human Fossils Ever Discovered Have Stories to Tell (The New Yorker, 07.06.2017)
- The oldest Homo sapiens: Fossils found in Morocco date back 300,000 years (CBC, 07.06.2017)
- Analysis of Morocco fossils puts emergence of Homo sapiens back 100,000 years (The Sydney Morning Herald, 08.06.2017)
- The time of humanity’s emergence is pushed back farther into the past (The Economist, 07.06.2017)
- The fossils that rewrite human history: 300,000-year-old bones found in Morocco reveal Homo Sapiens evolved across Africa 100,000 years EARLIER than thought (Daily Mail, 07.06.2017)
- Oldest Homo sapiens fossils discovered in Morocco (Washington Post, 07.06.2017)
- Moroccan Fossils Shake Up Understanding of Human Origins (Voice of America, 07.06.2017)
- Meet The New Oldest Homo Sapiens — Our Species Evolved Much Earlier Than Thought (Discover, 07.06.2017)
- 300,000-Year-Old Fossils Resemble Homo sapiens (Archaeology, 07.06.2017)
- Newly Discovered Oldest Human Fossils Push Our Origin Back By 100,000 Years (IFL Science, 07.06.2017)
- Discovery of 300,000-year-old fossils rewrites origins of Homo sapiens (ABC News, 07.06.2017)
- Oldest Homo sapiens fossils ever found push humanity's birth back to 300,000 years (USA Today, 07.06.2017)
- Real location of 'Garden of Eden' cast into doubt by oldest Homo sapiens fossils ever found (The Independent, 07.06.2017)
- Earliest fossil evidence of Homo sapiens found in Morocco, rewriting the story of our species (Los Angeles Times, 07.06.2017)
- World’s oldest human remains show our species is 100,000 years older than previously thought (The Sun, 07.06.2017)
- Scientists Have Found the Oldest Known Human Fossils (The Atlantic, 07.06.2017)
- Modern humans evolved 100,000 years earlier than we thought – and not just in east Africa (The Conversation, 07.06.2017)
- The story of human evolution in Africa is undergoing a major rewrite (VOX, 07.06.2017)
- Oldest Fossils of Homo Sapiens Found in Morocco, Altering History of Our Species (The New York Times, 07.06.2017)
- New research pushes back origin of human species by 100,000 years (The Stgar, 07.06.2017)
- Oldest Homo sapiens bones ever found shake foundations of the human story (Guardian, 07.06.2017)
- Our species may be 150,000 years older than we thought (New Scientist, 07.06.2017)
- Humans evolved 100,000 years earlier than thought and East Africa is not 'cradle of mankind', say experts (The Telegraph, 07.06.2017)
- 'First of our kind' found in Morocco (BBC News, 07.06.2017)
- These Early Humans Lived 300,000 Years Ago—But Had Modern Faces (National Geographic, 07.06.2017)
- Oldest Known Homo Sapiens Fossils Found (Sapiens, 07.06.2017)
- World’s oldest Homo sapiens fossils found in Morocco (Science, 07.06.2017)
- Oldest Homo sapiens fossil claim rewrites our species' history (Nature, 07.06.2017)
- Genetic study shakes up the elephant family tree (Phys.org, 06.06.2017)
- First Dog Breeders Ever Revealed (This Dog's Life, 05.06.2017)
May 2017
- Earliest evidence for dog breeding found on remote Siberian island (Science, 26.05.2017)
- Four Thousand Years Ago Indians Landed in Australia (National Geographic, 19.05.2017)
- Do humans come with a built-in sense of obligation to one another? (Christian Science Monitor, 18.05.2017)
- Researchers Extract Human DNA From Cave Sediments (Darkness Below, May 17, 2017)
- Three-year-olds understand, value obligations of joint commitment (Science Daily, 16.05.2017)
- Children understand co-operative concepts earlier than thought (COSMOS, 16.05.2017)
- Bizarre Mini Brains Offer a Fascinating New Look at the Brain (SingularityHub, 16.05.2017)
- New analytical methods to estimate the size of wild animal populations from a distance (Phys.org, 10.05.2017)
- Scientists Can Now Extract Ancient Human DNA From 240,000-Year-Old Dirt (Futurism, 03.05.2017)
- Tomasello Elected to National Academy of Sciences (Duke Today, 02.05.2017)
- Ancient DNA in soil can tell if humans were around—no bones needed (ars technica, 02.05.2017)
- Scientists show how to extract ancient Neanderthal DNA from cave sediment (Sydney Morning Herald, 02.05.2017)
- Ancient human DNA found in dirt, not fossils (New Atlas, May 01, 2017)
- How New Technology Reveals Early Human DNA Without Skeletal Remains (Tech Times, May 01, 2017)
April 2017
- Hominin DNA Recovered From Cave Sediments (Archaeology, 28.04.2017)
- Long after their bones were gone, Neanderthals' DNA survived in cave (CBS News, 28.04.2017)
- Prehistoric human DNA found in caves without bones in 'enormous scientific breakthrough' (Express, 28.04.2017)
- New method helps recover 550,000-year-old human DNA from dirt (Pulse, 28.04.2017)
- Scientists Extract DNA From Ancient Humans Out of Cave Dirt (Smithsonian, 28.04.2017)
- DNA of extinct humans found in caves (BBC News, 28.04.2017)
- No Bones About It: Scientists Recover Ancient DNA From Cave Dirt (New York Times, 27.04.2017)
- Prehistoric human DNA is found in caves without bones in 'enormous scientific breakthrough' (The Telegraph, 27.04.2017)
- Scientists Can Now Pull the DNA of Ancient Humans Out of Cave Dirt (The Atlantic, 27.04.2017)
- Ancient-human genomes plucked from cave dirt (Nature, 27.04.2017)
- No bones? No problem: DNA left in cave soils can reveal ancient human occupants (Science AAAS, 27.04.2017)
- Ancient human DNA found in Ice Age caves — even when bones were missing (The Verge, 27.04.2017)
- Monkey See, Monkey Do: Study Shows Great Apes Can Understand Human Intentions (Sputnik International, 07.04.2017)
- Great apes know when you're mistaken, study finds (CBC News, 06.04.2017)
- Apes can see things from your perspective and help you out (New Scientist, 05.04.2017)
- Chimpanzees hunting for honey are cleverer than we thought (The Conversation, 03.04.2017)
- Lasting effects of Neandertal DNA on gene expression in modern humans (BioMed Central blog network, 03.04.2017)
March 2017
- Complex speech in humans is a recent development (COSMOS, 17.03.2017)
- Bonobo Matriarchs Lead the Way (Inside Science, 14.03.2017)
- Ancient skulls may belong to elusive humans called Denisovans (Science News, 02.03.2017)
February 2017
- DNA Research Shows Modern Humans Benefit From Neanderthal DNA (CBS, 23.02.2017)
- Skulls reveals that ancient Americans didn’t mix with neighbours (New Scientist, 22.02.2017)
- Your face is probably more primitive than a Neanderthal's (BBC News, 15.02.2017)
- Brexit may curtail my lecturing career in the UK (The Irish times, 03.02.2017)
- Ancient women found in Russian cave were close relatives of today’s indigenous population (Science News, 01.02.2017)
January 2017
- Chimps’ behavior following death disturbing to ISU anthropologist (Iowa State University, 31.01.2017)
- Running Out of Time: 60 Percent of Primates Sliding Toward Extinction (Truthout, 24.01.2017)
- These 6 Kids’ Drawings Of Kindness Nail The Best Thing About It (The Huffington Post, 16.01.2017)
- Neanderthals Were People, Too (New York Times Magazine, 11.01.2017)
- Oxytocin surge before a fight helps chimps bond with their group (New Scientist, 06.01.2017)
- Scientists Look For New Sources of Ancient DNA (Archaeology, 04.01.2017)
December 2016
- Oxytocin enhances social affiliation in chimpanzee groups (Phys.org, 27.12.2016)
- Researchers find DNA mutation that led to change in function of gene in humans that sparked larger neocortex (Medical Xpress, 08.12.2016)
November 2016
- The mathematics of science's broken reward system (Nature, 16.11.2016)
- Tooling Around: Wild Chimpanzees Use Branches to Fish for Algae (Nature World News, 15.11.2016)
- Talk Anthropology to Me (Clemson Tiger News, 14.11.2016)
- Advantages of Neanderthal DNA in the Human Genome (The Scientist, 10.11.2016)
- Early man's love triangle with neighbors helped us survive (KHOU, 10.11.2016)
- Watch the incredible footage of chimps using twigs as fishing rods: Scientists stunned by unique behaviour in the wild (Daily Mail, 10.11.2016)
- New behavioral variant in wild chimpanzees: Algae fishing in Bakoun, Guinea (Science Daily, 10.11.2016)
- Support from family, friends significantly reduces stress in wild chimpanzees (Science Daily, 10.11.2016)
- Chimps Discovered Using Tools to Fish for Algae (Sci-News, 09.11.2016)
- Chimpanzees routinely fish for algae during the dry season in Bakoun, Guinea (Phys.org, 07.11.2016)
- Hanging Out With Friends Makes Chimps Less Stressed (Smithsonian, 04.11.2016)
- Support from family and friends significantly reduces stress in wild chimpanzees (Phys.org, 02.11.2016)
- Chimpanzees stress less when a pal is around (COSMOS, 02.11.2016)
- Chimps rely on their friends to feel more relaxed, say scientists (The Christian Science Monitor, 02.11.2016)
- Apes get by with a little help from their friends: Chimps feel less STRESSED after they interact with others (Daily Mail, 01.11.2016)
October 2016
- Neandertal DNA Affects Modern Ethnic Difference in Immune Response (Scientific American, 21.10.2016)
- Neanderthal DNA affects ethnic differences in immune response (Nature, 20.10.2016)
- Duke study shows apes have cognitive ability thought to be unique to humans (The Chronicle, 19.10.2016)
- A roundup of the latest news in strange animal traits (The Manitoban, 19.10.2016)
- Watch mom teach young chimps to use ‘termite tools’ (Futurity, 17.10.2016)
- Why bad science persists (The Varsity, 16.10.2016)
- Can all great apes ‘read minds’ like humans do? (The Washington Post, 07.10.2016)
- Apes show complex cognitive skills watching King Kong videos (The Sydney Morning Herald, 07.10.2016)
- Apes Seem Capable of Inferring Others’ Thoughts (The Scientist, 07.10.2016)
- Apes think more like humans, study finds (Inquisitr, 07.10.2016)
- Apes can put themselves in your shoes (COSMOS, 07.10.2016)
- Differing division rates of brain stem cells (Phys.org, 07.10.2016)
- Can great apes read your mind? (The Conversation, 06.10.2016)
- Apes prove it: You don't have to be human to understand what someone else is thinking (Los Angeles Times, 06.10.2016)
- Apes might understand what you are thinking (Daily Mail, 06.10.201)
- Apes can guess what others are thinking - just like humans, study finds (The Guardian, 06.10.2016)
- Apes can think far more like humans than we thought, study finds (Independent, 06.10.2016)
- Apes Show Complex Cognitive Skills Watching 'King Kong' Videos (Voice of America, 06.10.2016)
- Apes can imagine others' thoughts - just like people (Science Recorder, 06.10.2016)
- Apes show ability to recognize someone else's beliefs, study suggests (CBC News, 06.10.2016)
- Study says apes have ability to think like humans in an important way (Toronto Star, 06.10.2016)
- Apes seem to think like humans in a surprising way (CBS News, 06.10.2016)
- Chimps, bonobos and orangutans grasp how others view the world (New Scientist, 06.10.2016)
- Chimps May Be Capable of Comprehending the Minds of Others (Scientific American, 06.10.2016)
- Apes 'can guess what others are thinking', King Kong study finds (Sky News, 06.10.2016)
- Can Apes Read Minds? Apes Understand False Beliefs Of Others Just Like Humans (Tech Times, 06.10.2016)
- Apes can tell when you've been duped (Nature, 06.10.2016)
- Humans aren’t the only great apes that can ‘read minds’ (Science News AAAS, 06.10.2016)
September 2016
- Children overeagerly seek social rules (Medical Xpress, 27.09.2016)
- Could Neanderthals Hear & Speak Like Modern Humans? (Archaeology, 27.09.2016)
- Neanderthal middle ear structure found to be closer to modern human than apes (Phys.org, 27.09.2016)
- Ear ossicles of modern humans and Neanderthals: Different shape, similar function (Science Daily, 27.09.2016)
- Could Neanderthals Speak Like Modern Humans? (New Historian, 27.09.2016)
- Could Neanderthals hear the same sounds as humans? (The Christian Science Monitor, 27.09.2016)
- Neanderthal and modern human ear bones (Popular Archaeology, 26.09.2016)
- Incentive malus - Poor scientific methods may be hereditary (The Economist, 24.09.2016)
- Researchers Identify Archaic Hominins Associated with Chatelperronian Tool Technology (Sci News, 23.09.2016)
- The Inevitable Evolution of Bad Science (The Atlantic, 21.09.2016)
- Cut-throat academia leads to 'natural selection of bad science', claims study (The Guardian, 21.09.2016)
- Neanderthals were adept at making tools, artefacts (The Economic Times, 21.09.2016)
- Neanderthals created specialised bone tools (Chandigarh Tribune, 21.09.2016)
- Neanderthals used to make jewelry and symbolic ornaments, a find that puts an old debate to rest (ZME Science, 20.09.2016)
- New Technique Identifies Neanderthal Bone Proteins (Archaeology, 20.09.2016)
- Body ornamentation among Neanderthals: Dig in France confirmed as Neaderthal remains (Science Daily, 20.09.2016)
- Were these Europe's last surviving Neanderthals? 42,000-year-old fossils suggest our ancient cousins were much smarter than we thought (Daily Mail, 19.09.2016)
- Proof that Dogs Were Our Ancient Hunting Partners (The Bark, 19.09.2016)
- Paleoproteomic Study Suggests Ancient Châtelperronian Bones Are Neanderthal (GenomeWeb, 16.09.2016)
- Ancient mystery solved: They were Neanderthals (Popular Archaeology, 16.09.2016)
- Neandertals made their own jewelry, new method confirms (Science, 16.09.2016)
- Evidence Rebuts Chomsky's Theory of Language Learning (Scientific American, 07.09.2016)
August 2016
July 2016
- Human Ancestors May Have Had Voice Control (Archaeology, 27.07.2016)
- An orangutan called Rocky could hold the secret to the origin of language (Independent, 27.07.2016)
- The great ape that can form vowels like a human: Remarkable ability of 8-year-old orangutan Rocky could shed light on origins of speech (Daily Mail, 27.07.2016)
- Meet Rocky the orangutan - the giant ape who has learnt to TALK like a human (Mirror, 27.07.2016)
- Orangutan learns to mimic human conversation for the first time (New Scientist, 27.07.2016)
- Rocky the orangutan apes human speech in knockout study (Telegraph & Argus, 27.07.2016)
- Orangutan at Indianapolis Zoo inspires study sparking discovery on evolution of language (The Indy Channel, 27.07.2016)
- Alumni Perspective: Dr. Brian Hare (American Friends of AvH, 15.07.2016)
- New Research Shows Homo Erectus Shared Modern Human Qualities (New Historian, 15.07.2016)
- Homo erectus walked as we do (Popular Archaeology, 13.07.2016)
- 1.5-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal Human Ancestor Walked Like Us (Live Science, 13.07.2016)
- Homo Erectus walked and worked together as we do: Analysis of 1.5 million-year-old footprints reveal human-like gait and social behaviours (Daily Mail, 13.07.2016)
- Homo Erectus Walked Just Like Us, Says Study (Aussie News Network, 13.07.2016)
- Homo erectus walked as we do (Phys.org, 12.07.2016)
- The taming of the rat (Science Blog, 06.07.2016)
June 2016
- Female bonobos trick their way to the top: Apes dominate their societies by LYING to males about when they can conceive (Daily Mail: 29.06.2016)
- Deceptive sexual signals keep the peace in a bonobo society (Phys.org, 29.06.2016)
- Lucy's Neighbors (Science 2.0, 13.06.2016)
- Craftsmen who built China’s Terracotta Army ‘ate dogs’: study (South China Morning Post, 09.06.2016)
- Orangutan reintroductions could risk population survival, study warns (Mongabey, 08.06.2016)
- Neandertals: Ancient Stone Age builders had tech skills (Student Science, 08.06.2016)
- Evidence of Coexistence for Early Hominins (R&D magazine, 08.06.2016)
- Lucy was not alone: Four species of human ancestor roamed Earth 3 million years ago, according new study of African fossils (Daily Mail, 07.06.2016)
- Lucy had neighbors: A review of African fossils (Science Daily, 06.06.2016)
- Lucy, “Humanity’s Grandmother,” Had Neighbors (ANW, 07.06.2016)
- Chimps and Bonobos use sounds and gestures back-and-forth, mimicking human conversation (ZME Science, 06.06.2016)
- Where Did Dogs Come From? There May Be Two Answers. (New York Times, 02.06.2016)
- Ruff News: Man’s Best Friend May Have Been Domesticated Twice (Smithsonian, 02.06.2016)
- Irish fossil explains how dogs became man’s best friend (The Irish Times, 02.06.2016)
- Where did wolves become dogs? Maybe in two places. (Washington Post, 02.06.2016)
- Was the First Dog Domesticated in Asia or Europe? Yes (NBC News, 02.06.2016)
- A New Origin Story for Dogs (The Atlantic, 02.06.2016)
- Dogs were a species so nice, we domesticated them twice (The Verge, 02.06.2016)
- How Dogs Became Man's Best Friend - Twice Over (Voice of America, 02.06.2016)
- Dogs are so great that humans domesticated them not once, but twice (Los Angeles Times, 02.06.2016)
- Where do dogs come from? Genetic evidence offers a new origin story (arstecnica, 02.06.2016)
- Dogs may have been domesticated more than once (Science News, 02.06.2016)
- Dogs are twice as friendly to humankind as previously thought, suggests study (The Guardian, 02.06.2016)
- Dogs were domesticated TWICE: Canines became man's best friend in Europe and Central Asia more than 12,000 years ago (Daily Mail, 02.06.2016)
- New Thoughts on Dog Domestication (Archaeology, 02.06.2016)
May 2016
- Neanderthals Built Structures Underground (The Scientist, 31.05.2016)
- Do apes have culture? (The Sydney Morning Herald, 28.05.2016)
- Ethiopian Fossils Represent New Member of Human Family Tree (Voice of America, 27.05.2016)
- Archaeology Discovery: Cave Rings Found in France May Reveal Religious Rituals of Neanderthals (Christian Post, 27.05.2016)
- How Neanderthal DNA Helps Humanity (Quanta Magazine, 26.05.2016)
- Neanderthals were stocky from birth (Heritage Daily, 26.05.2016)
- Neanderthals built cave structures — and no one knows why (Nature News, 25.05.2016)
- Great apes communicate cooperatively, like humans (UPI, 24.05.2016)
- Great apes communicate cooperatively (Science Daily, 24.05.2016)
- Great apes communicate cooperatively (Phys.org, 24.05.2016)
- Why Do We Gossip? (NPR, 23.05.2016)
- The Neanderthal in all of us (The Scihawk, 18.05.2016)
- Humans are still evolving—and we can watch it happen (Science, 17.05.2016)
- Ice Age Eurasians Lost Neanderthal DNA As They Migrated (Asian Scientist, 12.05.2016)
- DNA of Ice Age Europeans revealed (Bionews, 09.05.2016)
- Ice Age Europeans had some serious drama going on, according to their genomes (Tulsa World, 08.05.2016)
- Ice Age Game of Thrones (Independent Online, 06.05.2016)
- Ice Age Europeans had some serious drama going on, according to their genomes (The Washington Post, 05.05.2016)
- Drawing Genetic History of Ice-Age Eurasian Populations (R&D Mag, 05.05.2016)
- New DNA Research Sheds New Light on Ice Age Europe (History, 05.05.2016)
- Study Shows Ice Age Migration Using Genomes (Value Walk, 04.05.2016)
- The genetic history of Ice Age Europe traces the changing genetic profile of humans in Europe (UNM News, 03.05.2016)
- Ice Age Migration and Displacement Shown in Study (New Historian, 03.05.2016)
- Ice Age Europeans had brown eyes & dark complexion – DNA research (RT, 03.05.2016)
- DNA study builds picture of Ice Age Europeans (COSMOS, 02.05.2016)
- New DNA Research Sheds New Light on Ice Age Europe (BBC News, 02.05.2016)
- The genetic history of Ice Age Europe (Science Daily, 02.05.2016)
- The 'founding fathers' of Europe: DNA reveals all Europeans are related to a group that lived around Belgium 35,000 years ago (Daily Mail, 02.05.2016)
- Genetic Study of Ice Age Europeans Examines Migration Patterns (Archaeology, 02.05.2016)
- Analysis unlocks genetic secrets of Ice Age Europe (Red Orbit, 02.05.2016)
- Game of bones: first Europeans’ shifting fortunes found in DNA (New Scientist, 02.05.2016)
- Children also gossip (Medical Xpress, 02.05.2016)
April 2016
- Tooth-Marks on 500,000-Year-Old Bone Indicate Hominin Hunting/Scavenging by Large Carnivores (Sci News, 29.04.2016)
- Teeth marks on bone evidence that early humans in North Africa were eaten by animals (ABC News, 28.04.2016)
- Early humans were prey for hyenas, study suggests (pulseheadlines, 27.04.2016)
- Teeth vs. tools: Neandertals and Homo sapiens had different dietary strategies (Science Daily, 27.04.2016)
- How animals feel (Deutsche Welle, 25.04.2016)
- Novel collagen fingerprinting identifies a Neanderthal bone among 2,000 fragments (Science Daily, 22.04.2016)
- Monogamy adopted to protect us from sexually transmitted infections, study says (Cantech Letter, 14.04.2016)
- STIs, peer pressure likely turned humans into monogamists (Business Standard, 13.04.2016)
- Sexually transmitted infections may have helped make monogamy the norm, study suggests (CBC News, 13.04.2016)
- STIs may have driven ancient humans to monogamy, study says (The Guardian, 13.04.2016)
- Sexually transmitted infections, peer pressure may have turned humans into monogamists (Science Daily, 12.04.2016)
- DNA points to Neanderthal breeding barrier (BBC News, 08.04.2016)
- Neanderthal Y chromosome may have caused fertility problems (COSMOS, 08.04.2016)
- Missing Y chromosome kept us apart from Neanderthals (New Scientist, 07.04.2016)
- Modern male DNA without Y chromosome genes from Neanderthals (UPI, 07.04.2016)
- No trace of Neanderthal DNA on Y chromosome of modern men (ABC Online, 07.04.2016)
- Ancient Y Chromosome Analyzed (The Scientist, 07.04.2016)
- Modern men lack Y chromosome genes from Neanderthals (Science Daily, 07.04.2016)
- Modern human females and male Neandertals had trouble making babies. Here’s why (Science AAAS, 07.04.2016)
- Men aren't quite the Neanderthals they may seem: DNA shows we did NOT inherit male genes from our ancient cousins and our last common ancestor died 588,000 years ago (Daily Mail, 07.04.2016)
- Encounters between modern humans and Neanderthals increased our body Immunity capacity (Daily Star Albany, 04.04.2016)
March 2016
- What can Two teeth teach us about human history (Albany Daily Star, 31.03.2016)
- Neanderthal Bone Fragment Identified in Denisova Cave (Archaeology, 29.03.2016)
- Novel collagen fingerprinting identifies a Neanderthal bone among 2,000 fragments (Phys.org, 29.03.2016)
- Why Does My Dog Like Some People and Not Others? (Modern Dog Magazine, 28.03.2016)
- Why do chimps throw stones at trees? (CBC, 26.03.2016)
- A golden age of ancient DNA science begins (Phys.org, 22.03.2016)
- Stone Age hunters contributed adaptive variants to present-day Europeans (The Archaeology News Network, 20.03.2016)
- Stone Age hunters contributed adaptive variants to present-day Europeans (Phys.org, 18.03.2016)
- From Denisovan DNA to future humanity (Phys.org, 18.03.2016)
- Genome Study Reveals Modern Human Ancestors Interbred With Neanderthals And Another Extinct Line Of Humans (Tech Times, 18.03.2016)
- Ancient fossils provide earliest genetic evidence of Neanderthals (The Statesman, 17.03.2016)
- DNA Study Points to Prehistoric Hanky Panky With Neanderthals (NBC News, 17.03.2016)
- Scientists say animal lovers endangering orangutans by cross-breeding (Borneo Bulletin, 16.03.2016)
- Oldest Human DNA Found Could Rewrite Evolutionary History (Inquisitr, 16.03.2016)
- Ancient DNA found in ‘Pit of Bones’ shows earliest genetic evidence of Neanderthals (Independent, 16.03.2016)
- Earliest DNA Evidence of Neanderthals ID'd (Discovery News, 16.03.2016)
- Ancient DNA reveals bones in Spanish cave were Neanderthals (FOX News, 16.03.2016)
- Ancient DNA From Pit Of Bones In Spain Offers Earliest Genetic Evidence Of Neanderthals (Tech Times, 16.03.2016)
- 400,000-year-old fossil shed light on Neanderthal origins (Science Recorder, 16.03.2016)
- Found: Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever (Atlas Obscura, 16.03.2016)
- Oldest human DNA found: 42-foot-deep cave reveals buried cave men and bears (Examiner, 16.03.2016)
- Ancient Fossils Provide Earliest Genetic Evidence Of Neanderthals (NDTV, 16.03.2016)
- 400,000-year-old fossils from Spain provide earliest genetic evidence of Neandertals (ZME Science, 16.03.2016)
- Spanish fossils offer earliest genetic evidence of Neanderthals (UPI, 15.03.2016)
- Scientists Study Nuclear DNA From Sima de los Huesos Fossils (Archaeology, 15.03.2016)
- Ancient DNA identifies 'early Neanderthals' (BBC News, 15.03.2016)
- The oldest human genome ever has been sequenced, and it could rewrite our history (Science alert, 15.03.2016)
- Were Neanderthals strangely SEXY? DNA from fossils suggests they may have interbred with several other human species (Daily Mail, 14.03.2916)
- Oldest ever human genome sequence may rewrite human history (New Scientist, 14.03.2016)
- Skeletons buried in 'pit of bones' cave for 430,000 years belonged to earliest known relatives of Neanderthals (Mirror, 14.03.2016)
- Clock Reset on Denisovan-Neanderthal Split (The Scientist, 14.03.2016)
- Oldest Ancient-Human DNA Details Dawn of Neandertals (Scientific American, 14.03.2016)
- Oldest ancient-human DNA details dawn of Neanderthals (Nature News, 14.03.2016)
- The Search for Neanderthal Genes (BBC World Service, 12.03.2016)
- Sumatran Orangutan Population Higher Than Previously Thought (Value Walk, 10.03.2016)
- Sumatran Orangutan Count Higher than Thought, But Threats Loom (Steelers Lounge, 09.03.2016)
- A Natural History of Human Morality: Why being good is a miracle (New Scientist, 09.03.2016)
- Study Shows Dogs Follow the Direction of Human Voices (Huffington Post, 08.03.2016)
- More Sumatran Orangutans Remaining In Wild Than Previously Thought But Threat Persists (Tech Times, 06.03.2016)
- Wildlife deserves better strategies for survival, habitat protection and breeding check (Earthtimes, 05.03.2016)
- Do Chimpanzees Believe In God? Mysterious Chimp Behavior Could Be A Form Of Sacred Ritual (Tech Times, 05.03.2016)
- Sumatran Orangutan Population More Than Double Previous Estimate (Newsweek, 05.03.2016)
- Study doubles the number of endangered Sumatran orangutans believed to exist (Mongabey, 04.03.2016)
- What do chimp ‘temples’ tell us about the evolution of religion? (New Scientist, 04.03.2016)
- Why do chimpanzees throw stones at trees? (Science Codex, 03.03.2016)
- Chimp Behavior May Shed Light on Early Human Rituals (Archaeology, 03.03.2016)
- What These Chimps Were Filmed Doing Gave Researcher Goose Bumps (The Dodo, 02.03.2016)
- Do apes have a religion? Mysterious stone-throwing in chimps may be a 'sacred' ritual: Video shows bizarre behavior is not for mating or finding food (Daily Mail, 01.03.2016)
- Chimps Are Inexplicably Hurling Rocks at Trees (Newser, 01.03.2016)
February 2016
- Chimps Throw Stones at Trees in Mysterious New Behavior (Discovery News, 29.02.2016)
- Bromance is the secret to chimp battles: Researchers find primates prefer to fight with friends at their side (Daily Mail, 29.02.2016)
- Rise of the hybrid 'cocktail' apes: Orangutans interbreeding in Indonesia are threatening the already endangered species (Daily Mail, 26.02.2016)
- Mother-infant communication in chimpanzees (Phys.org, 26.02.2016)
- Reintroduction of genetically distinct orangutan subspecies has led to hybridization in an endangered wild population (Physorg, 25.02.2016)
- 'Cocktail' orangutans leave researchers shaken and stirred (Science Codex, 25.02.2016)
- Evolution with bite: what your teeth reveal about where you came from (The Sydney Morning Herald, 25.02.2016)
- Molar teeth study could provide key to unlocking human fossil record (ABC News, 25.02.2016)
- Nothing but the tooth: a simple rule for our ancestors' molar size (COSMOS, 25.02.2016)
- Predicting human evolution: Teeth tell the story (Phys.org, 24.02.2016)
- Humans Meet Neanderthals: The Prequel (The Scientists, 19.02.2016)
- Neanderthal DNA redraws human out-of-Africa timeline (Inquirer, 18.02.2016)
- Out of Africa, into arms of a Neanderthal (Independent Online, 18.02.2016)
- Humans, Neanderthals interbred thousands of years earlier than first thought, research shows (FOX News, 18.02.2016)
- Israeli scholar helps rewrite humanity’s timeline (Times of Israel, 18.02.2016)
- Denisova cave reveals sex between modern humans and Neanderthals 100,000 years ago (The Siberian Times, 18.02.2016)
- Humans and Neanderthals – long-term lovers (COSMOS, 18.02.2016)
- Neanderthals, humans may have longer history of mating (CBS News, 18.02.2016)
- Humans and Neanderthals Interbred 100,000 Years Ago (Sci-Tech Today, 18.02.2016)
- Neanderthals, modern humans interbred earlier than previously thought (Science Recorder, 18.02.2016)
- Siberian Neanderthals were having sex with modern humans 35,000 years earlier than thought (International Business Times UK, 17.02.2016)
- In Neanderthals’ DNA, Ancient Humans May Have Left Genetic Mark (The New York Times, 17.02.2016)
- Neanderthals and Humans Hooked Up Earlier Than We Previously Thought (TIME, 17.02.2016)
- Humans and Neanderthals may have interbred 50,000 years earlier than previously thought (The Washington Post, 17.02.2016)
- Humans and Neanderthals had sex a lot earlier than scientists thought (The Verge, 17.02.2016)
- Humans mated with Neandertals much earlier and more frequently than thought (Science AAAS, 17.02.2016)
- Scientists: Neanderthals Mated with Humans 100,000 Years Ago (Sci-News, 17.02.2016)
- Humans and Neanderthals interbred 100,000 years ago (UPI, 17.02.2016)
- Neanderthals and modern humans were interbreeding much earlier than previously thought (ABC News, 17.02.2016)
- Humans and Neanderthals had hot prehistoric sex earlier than thought (New York Post, 17.02.2016)
- Out of Africa, and Into the Arms of a Neanderthal (Voice of America, 17.02.2016)
- Our first sex with Neanderthals happened 100,000 years ago (New Scientist, 17.02.2016)
- Neanderthal DNA redraws human out-of-Africa timeline (Telegraph, 17.02.2016)
- Neanderthal, human interbreeding reveals mysterious migration (CBC News, 17.02.2016)
- Neanderthals and humans interbred '100,000 years ago' (BBC News, 17.02.2016)
- Neanderthal-Human Sex Happened Earlier (Discovery News, 17.02.2016)
- Study gauges use of tea as buffer crop to curb mountain gorilla raids (Mongabey, 16.02.2016)
- Our Neanderthal genes linked to risk of depression and addiction (SBS, 12.02.2016)
- Our hidden Neandertal DNA may increase risk of allergies, depression (Science AAAS, 11.02.2016)
- Our Neanderthal genes linked to risk of depression and addiction (New Scientist, 11.02.2016)
- Can't lose weight or quit smoking? Blame Neanderthals! Genes inherited from our ancient cousins linked with addiction, depression and even callouses (Daily Mail, 11.02.2016)
- Neandertal DNA may raise risk for some modern human diseases (ScienceNews, 11.02.2016)
- Asian stone tools hint humans left Africa earlier than thought (New Scientist, 02.02.2016)
- Ravens’ fear of unseen snoopers hints they have theory of mind (New Scientist, 02.02.2016)
January 2016
- How Cavemen Gave Us Our Immune System… and Allergies (Healthline, 29.01.2016)
- Trending Science: Modern allergies may be the result of Human-Neanderthal interbreeding (Cordis News, 18.01.2016)
- What makes a chimpanzee a BFF? Trust, study finds (Los Angeles Times, 15.01.2016)
- Chimp friendships are based on trust (zeenews, 15.01.2016)
- Trust between chimpanzees shown to be very human (examiner.com, 14.01.2016)
- Chimp friendships are based on trust (Phys.org, 14.01.2016)
- Chimps Reveal Defining Element of Friendship (Discovery News, 14.01.2016)
- Trust key to chimpanzee friendships (UPI, 14.01.2016)
- Your Neanderthal DNA may have given you allergies (The Seattle Times, 09.01.2016)
- Got Allergies? Blame Neanderthals (Discovery News, 09.01.2016)
- Suffer From Allergies? You Can Blame Ancient Neanderthals (Tech Times, 08.01.2016)
- Have Allergies? You Might Thank Your Neanderthal Genes (The Weather Channel, 08.01.2016)
- Suffer from hay-fever? Thank your ancestors who were passionate with Neanderthals (Irish Independent, 08.01.2016)
- Neanderthal genes 'boosted our immunity' (BBC News, 07.01.2016)
- Borrowing Immunity Through Interbreeding (The Scientist, 07.01.2016)
- Neanderthal genes gave modern humans an immunity boost, allergies (Phys.org, 07.01.2016)
- Neanderthal Genes Led To More Immunity, And More Allergies (Science 2.0, 07.01.2016)
- Neanderthal genes made human immune system better (Examiner, 07.01.2016)
- Suffer from allergies? Blame Neanderthals! Genes inherited from our ancient human relatives made our immune systems 'oversensitive' (Daily Mail, 07.01.2016)
- Human-Neanderthal relationships may be at root of modern allergies (The Guardian, 07.01.2016)
- Allergies May Have Been Bequeathed by Neandertals (Scientific American, 07.01.2016)
December 2015
- Kids these days... (Upworthy, 22.12.2015)
- Is Human Morality a Product of Evolution? (The Atlantic, 02.12.2015)
November 2015
- Time travel with the molecular clock (Phys.org, 23.11.2015)
- Glitziest science prize hands out $21m to 1300 top researchers (New Scientist, 09.11.2015)
- Academics land £2m prizes at Zuckerberg-backed 'science Oscars' (The Guardian, 09.11.2015)
- Breakthrough Prize Gives Out $22 Million in Science Awards (TIME, 09.11.2015)
- Breakthrough Prizes Reward Achievements in Genetics, Particle Physics and Geometry (The Wire, 09.11.2015)
- Breakthrough Prizes Give Top Scientists the Rock Star Treatment (The New York Times, 08.05.2015)
October 2015
- Markers of diet and behaviour in chimpanzee dental calculus (Phys.org, 19.10.2015)
- Long before going to Europe, humans ventured East to Asia (TV Newsroom, 15.10.2015)
- Teeth from China Reveal an Early Human Trek out of Africa (Scientific American, 14.10.2015)
- Study: Eurasian farmers migrated to Africa 3,000 years ago (wthitv.com, 12.10.2015)
- Migration in reverse: Eurasian farmers migrated to Africa 3,000 years ago (Malta Independent, 14.10.2015)
- Ancient DNA from hot climes yields its secrets (Nature News, 13.10.2015)
- Studies Suggest Homo naledi Walked Upright and Climbed Trees (Sci-News, 07.10.2015)
September 2015
- Is this the first known case of decapitation? Scientists discover 9,000 year old severed head (Mirror, 25.09.2015)
- 9,000-Year-Old Decapitated Skull Found under Amputated Hands (Scientific American, 24.09.2015)
- Dundee scientists probe 9,000-year-old decapitation (BBC News, 24.09.2015)
- Strange stone age skull-hands burial in Brazil has anthropologists stumped (Daily Telegraph, 24.09.2015)
- America’s oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual (New Scientist, 23.09.2015)
- Scientists Discover Oldest-Known Instance of Decapitation in Brazil (Inverse, 23.09.2015)
- More than 9,000-year-old decapitated head discovered in Brazil (Science News, 23.09.2015)
- Grisly Discovery: 9,000-Year-Old Decapitated Skull Covered in Amputated Hands (Live Science, 23.09.2015)
- Oldest Case of Decapitation in the New World (Discovery News, 23.09.2015)
- Oldest Decapitated Head in New World Found in ‘Vogue’ Pose (National Geographic, 23.09.2015)
- Scientists find earliest evidence of decapitation in New World (UPI.com, 23.09.2015)
- 9,000-Year-Old Skull May be Earliest Known Decapitation (NBC News, 23.09.2015)
- Evidence of New World's oldest decapitation found (CBS News, 23.09.2015)
- Oldest decapitation in New World dates back 9000 years (Science News AAAS, 23.09.2015)
- Humanity's long, lonely road (Science AAAS, 18.09.2015)
- Apes remember major events in movies, even on a single viewing (New Scientist, 17.09.2015)
- Inside the cave that was home to Denisovans, Neanderthals AND Homo sapiens: Different species of early man used the same shelter for thousands of years (Daily Mail, 17.09.2015)
- New DNA tests on ancient Denisovan people 'shows them occupying Altai cave 170,000 years ago' (The Siberian Times, 16.09.2015)
- Siberian cave was home to generations of mysterious ancient humans (Science AAAS, 15.09.2015)
- Bonobos use finger-pointing, hand gestures to communicate (UPI, 11.09.2015)
- Bonobos use finger-pointing, hand gestures to communicate (Big News Network, 11.09.2015)
- Wild bonobos use referential gestural system to communicate their intentions (Phys.org, 11.09.2015)
- DNA from Neandertal relative may shake up human family tree (Nature, 11.09.2015)
- New species of human discovered in South Africa (DW, 10.09.2015)
- Strange New Kin - Homo naledi deliberately disposed of its dead (Slate, 10.09.2015)
- Homo naledi: New species of ancient human discovered, claim scientists (The Guardian, 10.09.2015)
- Homo naledi, a new species of human, discovered in a cave in South Africa (The Telegraph, 10.09.2015)
- Scientists Reveal Homo Naledi, Our 'Unprecedented' Newest Cousin (NBC News, 10.09.2015)
- Ecce Homo naledi (The Economist, 10.09.2015)
- Homo naledi: New species of human ancestor discovered in South Africa (CNN, 10.09.2015)
- Meet the ancestors: New species of ancient humans are discovered after fossilised remains of at least 15 bodies are unearthed in a South African cave (Daily Mail, 10.09.2015)
- Scientists discover new human species relative: Homo naledi (Los Angeles Times, 10.09.2015)
- Homo naledi: Bones in South African cave reveal new human relative, study shows (The Washington Times, 10.09.2015)
- Homo Naledi: South African Cave Yields A New Species Of Ancient Humans (International Business Times, 10.09.2015)
- New species of human - the Homo naledi - discovered by scientists in cave in South Africa (Express, 10.09.2015)
- New Species of Human Ancestor Is Found in a South African Cave (New York Times, 10.09.2015)
- New Human-Like Species Homo Naledi Discovered (Newsweek, 10.09.2015)
- Homo naledi, a new species of human relative from the Cradle of Humankind (Times Live, 10.09.2015)
- Homo naledi: New species of human discovered after ancient skeletons unearthed in South Africa (The Independent, 10.09.2015)
- New human-like species discovered in S Africa (BBC News, 10.09.2015)
- Bones of Homo naledi, new human relative, found in South African cave (CBC News, 10.09.2015)
- Meet Homo Naledi: New Species of Human Discovered in South Africa (Yibada, 10.09.2015)
- Picture essay: meet Homo naledi (Tech Central, 10.09.2015)
- New ancestor challenges view of human evolution (Wired, 10.09.2015)
- SA reveals new human species Homo-Naledi (SABC News, 10.09.2015)
- New species of extinct human 'Homo naledi' found in South African cave (Sydney Morning Herald, 10.09.2015)
- Homo Naledi: new ancient human-like species discovered (Irish Times, 10.09.2015)
- New species of human relative, Homo naledi, found in underground graveyard in Cradle of Humankind in South Africa (ABC News, 10.09.2015)
- Homo naledi: unanswered questions about the newest human species (New Scientist, 10.09.2015)
- 6 Tiny Cavers, 15 Odd Skeletons, and 1 Amazing New Species of Ancient Human (The Atlantic, 10.09.2015)
- This Face Changes the Human Story. But How? (National Geographic News, 10.09.2015)
- S.F. scientists theorize about last common ancestor of humans, apes (SFGate, 07.09.2015)
- Male Orangutans With Cheek Pads Father More Offspring (LifeScience!, 03.09.2015)
- Female orangutans may prefer males with large cheekpads (Let's talk Primates, 03.09.2015)
- Diet of chewing gum turns lively marmosets into lazy layabouts (New Scientist, 02.09.2015)
- Coffee Bats, Farm Chimps, And Other Animals Making Do In Developed Habitats (Atlas Obscura, 02.09.2015)
- Endangered eastern chimpanzees inhabit rapidly shrinking Ugandan forest fragments (Suffield Times, 02.09.2015)
- Male Orangutans Attract More Females by Having Padded Cheeks (Nature World News, 02.09.2015)
- Apes get by in degraded habitat (Nature, 02.09.2015)
- Females Prefer Cheek Pads: Orangutans Choose Males with the Largest Cheeks (Science World Report, 02.09.2015)
- Orangutan females prefer dominant, cheek-padded males (Suffield Times, 02.09.2015)
- Orangutan ladies prefer cheeky mates (The Washingon Post, 01.09.2015)
- 'Cheeky' Male Orangutans a Hit with the Ladies (Discovery News, 01.09.2015)
- Forget chiselled cheekbones and a strong jaw, females go wild for chubby cheeks... if you're an ORANG-UTAN (Daily Mail, 01.09.2015)
- Orangutan females prefer dominant, cheek-padded males (Phys.org, 01.09.2015)
- Female Orangutans Prefer Males With Padded Cheeks (Science, Space & Robots, 01.09.2015)
- Orangutan females prefer cheek-padded males (Etalia, 01.09.2015)
- Endangered eastern chimpanzees inhabit rapidly shrinking Ugandan forest fragments (Phys.org, 01.09.2015)
August 2015
- Chimpanzee in unprotected landscape is three times bigger than suspected (TerraDaily, 27.08.2015)
- Ugandan chimpanzees are coping with forest loss (German Information Center Africa, 26.08.2015)
- Chimpanzee Population in Uganda Far Larger Than Previous Estimates (Northern Californian, 26.08.2015)
- Hang in There, Cousin! (onEarth, 26.08.2015)
- More rare chimps than expected found in unprotected landscape (USC News, 25.08.2015)
- Habitat Fragmentation: Chimpanzees Thrive in Unprotected Forest of Uganda (Nature World News, 25.08.2015)
- Chimps adapt to human-dominated habitats faster (ZeeNews India, 25.08.2015)
- Seeing the forest for the trees (BMC Series Blog, 25.08.2015)
- Chimps can adapt to human-dominated habitats (Business Standard, 25.08.2015)
- Chimpanzee Population In Uganda Three Times Larger Than Once Believed (Science World Report, 25.08.2015)
- Chimps adapt to human-dominated habitats faster (Bharat Press, 25.08.2015)
- Chimps adapt to human-dominated habitats faster (Prothom Alo, 25.08.2015)
- Chimps adapt to human-dominated habitats faster (The Statesman, 25.08.2015)
- Chimps adapt to human-dominated habitats faster (New Kerala, 25.08.2015)
- Chimpanzees coping with forest loss (Technology.org, 25.08.2015)
- Chimpanzees found to survive in degraded and human-dominated habitats (Declara, 24.08.2015)
- Chimps keep numbers high as forest losses mount (Science News, 24.08.2015)
July 2015
- First glimpse inside the Siberian cave that holds the key to origins of man (Ancient Origins, 30.07.2015)
- Neanderthals had outsize effect on human biology (Nature, 29.07.2015)
- Kiwi Birds Unable To See Color After Adapting Nocturnal Lifestyle (Tech Times, 27.07.2015)
- Revolution in human evolution (Science AAAS, 24.07.2015)
- It's now black and white: Our kiwi is colour blind (New Zealand Herald, 23.07.2015)
- Kiwi bird genome decodes growth of nocturnal animals (Business Standard, 23.07.2015)
- New research finds Kiwi evolved to cope with nocturnal life (stuff.co.nz, 23.07.2015)
- Kiwi DNA study reveals bird lost color vision (Daily Mail, 23.07.2015)
- Kiwi DNA Study Reveals Bird Lost Color Vision (The New York Times, 22.07.2015)
- Kiwi DNA study reveals bird lost color vision (The Washington Post, 22.07.2015)
- Kiwi bird genome decodes growth of nocturnal animals (The Seattle Times, 22.07.2015)
- Kiwi DNA Study Reveals Bird Lost Color Vision (ABC News, 22.07.2015)
- Kiwi bird genome sequenced (Phys.org, 22.07.2015)
- The Scientists Examine Oldest Monkey Skull Specimen (Pioneer News, 09.07.2015)
- Beyond Words: The selves of other animals (New Scientist, 08.07.2015)
- Ancient Monkey Skull Hints at Primate Brain Complexity (Archaeology, 07.07.2015)
- Scientists Decode Secrets of 15-Million-Year-Old Monkey Brain (History, 07.07.2015)
- Ancient Americans Buried a Necklace-Wearing Bobcat (Discovery News, 07.07.2015)
- Did Ancient Native Americans Try to Domesticate Bobcats? (io9, 07.07.2015)
- Ancient Bobcat Skeleton Found Buried with Humans (New Historian, 07.07.2015)
- Prehistoric Cat Burial: Bobcat Found in Illinois (Nature World News, 06.07.2015)
- 2,000-Year-Old Bobcat With Collar Found In Native American Burial Site — Kitten Buried Like A Human (Inquisitr, 06.07.2015)
- 2,000-year-old bobcat was buried like a HUMAN: 'Collar' suggests kitten may have been a Native American pet (Daily Mail, 06.07.2015)
- Ancient bobcat buried with bear-tooth bling (cnet, 06.07.2015)
- Human are nowhere near as special as we like to think (BBC Earth, 06.07.2015)
- Elaborate Native American burial of a bobcat in a funeral mound reserved for humans (ancient-origins, 05.07.2015)
- Ancient Bobkitten Burial Identified (Archaeology, 03.07.2015)
- Old World monkey had tiny, complex brain (Phys.org, 03.07.2015)
- Bobcat kitten remains found in sacred Native American burial ground (Examiner, 02.07.2015)
- Ancient bobcat buried like a human being (Science AAAS, 02.07.2015)
June 2015
- What 3-Year-Olds Teach Us About Justice (Science 2.0, 27.06.2015)
- Are 3-year-olds mind-reading, justice-seeking superheroes? (CNN, 23.06.2015)
- Neanderthal DNA Discovered In Ancient Romanian Man (International Business Times, 23.06.2015)
- Jawbone Hints That Early Human Had Neanderthal As Great-Great-Grandfather, Sex Between Species (Inquisitr, 23.06.2015)
- Study Links Modern Humans With Neanderthal Too (Pioneer News, 23.06.2015)
- My Neanderthal sex secret: modern European's great-great grandparent link (The Guardian, 22.06.2015)
- Neanderthal hybrid suggests modern humans bred with them much later than thought (The Washington Post, 22.06.2015)
- Early human may have had a Neanderthal for a great-great-grandparent (CBS News, 22.06.2015)
- Early man from Romania had close Neanderthal relatives, DNA shows (LA Times, 22.06.2015)
- Ancient Man Had Neanderthal Great-Great Grandfather (National Geographic, 22.06.2015)
- Ancient jawbone reveals Neanderthals bred with modern humans 'in Europe' - and thousands of years earlier than first thought (Mirror, 22.06.2015)
- Neanderthal-Human Hybrid Unearthed (The Scientist, 22.06.2015)
- Ancient Romanian Jawbone Sheds Light on Neanderthal Interbreeding (Voice of America, 22.06.2015)
- Sex with the Neanderthal (Deutsche Welle, 22.06.2015)
- Ancient Human With 10 Percent Neanderthal Genes Found (Discovery News, 22.06.2015)
- Europe’s first humans: what scientists do and don’t know (Nature, 22.06.2015)
- Modern humans and Neanderthals 'interbred in Europe' (BBC News, 22.06.2015)
- Even toddlers have a sense of justice: Study (The Economic Times, 22.06.2015)
- Children have an innate sense of restorative justice (ABC Science, 19.06.2015)
- Even 3-year-olds have a sense of justice (Science AAAS, 18.06.2015)
- 3-year-olds demonstrate empathy, sense of justice (UPI, 18.06.2015)
- Toddler Education: Children As Young As 3 Years Old Show Understanding Of Justice And Empathy (Medical Daily, 18.06.2015)
- Climate change left Aborigines up the creek at Lake Mungo, but they learnt to paddle (The Australian, 18.06.2015)
- Giant Lake Mungo was 20 per cent bigger than we thought (Sydney Morning Herald, 18.06.2015)
- Discovery of Mega-Lake in Australian Desert May Help Understand Past Climate Change (AZOcleantech, 19.06.2015)
- Guys were boating around in the Australian desert 24,000 years ago (Business Insider, 18.06.2015)
- Modern human dispersal into Europe came from the Levant (Phys.org, 02.06.2015)
- New Dates Suggest First Europeans Traveled Through the Levant (Archaeology, 02.06.2015)
- Ancient humans brought tools to Europe (Nature, 01.06.2015)
- What's Old Is New Again (The Scientist, 01.06.2015)
May 2015
- Why we blow up when we argue about politics (Futurity, 29.05.2015)
- Racial And Political Bias: The News Makes People More Divided, But You Can Fight It (Medical Daily, 29.05.2015)
- Wrong uns in the Commons: Politics like biker gang (The Scotsman, 29.05.2015)
- Study shows as people non-consciously categorize others by political affiliation, they ignore race—but not age, gender (Phys.org, 28.05.2015)
- New hominin species may have lived alongside 'Lucy' (CBC.news, 28.05.2015)
- Ethiopian Fossils Represent New Member of Human Family Tree (Voice of America, 28.05.2015)
- New Human Ancestors Discovered (weather.com, 28.05.2015)
- Big-Toothed Prehistoric Human Lived Alongside 'Lucy' (Washington Post, 27.05.2015)
- Big-Toothed Prehistoric Human Lived Alongside 'Lucy' (Discovery, 27.05.2015)
- Ethiopian fossils represent new member of human family tree (Daily Mail, 27.05.2015)
- Newly Discovered Hominid Species Found In Ethiopia Walked Earth With Lucy (Tech Times, 27.05.2015)
- Jawbone fossils reveal new human ancestor species Australopithecus deyiremeda, scientists say (ABC Australia, 27.05.2015)
- New Stone Tools Determined To Be Earliest Ever Found (Pioneer News, 23.05.2015)
- Ancient DNA pinpoints Paleolithic liaison in Europe (Science AAAS, 22.05.2015)
- Mountain gorilla moms avoid inbreeding (RedOrbit, 21.05.2015)
- Mountain gorilla mamas sidestep having inbred offspring (Phys.org, 20.05.2015)
- Stone tools may have been used before our genus came on the scene (The Washington Post, 20.05.2015)
- Early European may have had Neanderthal great-great-grandparent (Nature, 13.05.2015)
- More mystery about Neanderthal and modern humans: How reliable is ancient DNA analysis? (Genetic Literacy Project, 12.05.2015)
- Tameness is in the genes (Science News, 11.05.2015)
- Team Characterizing DNA from Ancient Human with Recent Neanderthal Ancestry (Genome Web, 08.05.2015)
- Chimp & See: A new citizen science project needs volunteers to watch video clips of wild chimpanzees and record their behavior (Science Update AAAS, 06.05.2015)
- Ancient DNA Tells a New Human Story (The Wall Street Journal, 01.05.2015)
April 2015
- The Tibetan ‘altitude gene’ came from extinct human species (Techly, 30.04.2015)
- Deciphering the demise of Neandertals (Phys.org, 24.04.2015)
- Deciphering the demise of Neandertals (Archaeology, 23.04.2015)
- Sophisticated tools may have spelled doom for Neandertals (Science AAAS, 23.04.2015)
- Fair Is Fair, But Not Everywhere (The Huffington Post, 23.04.2015)
- Stone Age man ate mushrooms: Oldest evidence for fungi in the human diet discovered in 19,000-year-old tooth plaque (Daily Mail, 21.04.2015)
- Dental calculus analysis reveals mushrooms were consumed as early as the Upper Palaeolithic (Phys.org, 17.04.2015)
- Mushrooms Were on the Upper Palaeolithic Menu (Archaeology, 17.04.2015)
- Antibiotic Resistance Found in Isolated Amazonian Tribe (Voice of America, 17.04.2015)
- Born to Be Good (Huffington Post, 10.04.2015)
March 2015
- Study of Hunter-Gatherers' Guts Reveals Ancient Microbes (National Geographic, 26.03.2015)
- Hunter-Gatherers Have Better Guts Than We Do (Clapway, 26.03.2015)
- Ancient bacteria found in hunter-gatherer guts (Science AAAS, 25.03.2015)
- Children Less Likely to Come to the Rescue When Others Are Available (Healthchannel, 25.03.2015)
- Strange South American mammals were related to horses, research shows (Horsetalk, 19.03.2015)
- Proteins Show How Darwin's 'Strangest Animals' Evolved (NBC News, 18.03.2015)
- Darwin’s “Strangest” Beast Finds Place on Tree (National Geographic, 18.03.2015)
- Mysterious creature which baffled Darwin is related to horse (The Telegraph, 18.03.2015)
- Solved: The mystery of the 'strangest animals ever discovered' that even baffled Charles Darwin (Daily Mail, 18.03.2015)
- Protein sequencing solves Darwinian mystery of 'strange' South American mammals (Phys.org, 18.03.2015)
- Passive acoustic monitoring method for the detection of chimpanzees and two monkey species (Phys.org, 18.03.2015)
- Man’s best friend might just outsmart us one day (fiusm.com, 16.03.2015)
- Toddlers want to fit in, too (Salon, 15.03.2015)
- New Study Examines Oldest Available Evidence of Human Evolution (Pioneer News, 06.03.2015)
- Scientists say jaw bone fragment dating back 2.8 million years evidence of earlier evolution (FOX News, 05.03.2015)
- Two fossils suggest human family is older than thought (WTSP, 05.03.2015)
- African jawbone discovery pushes birth of humanity back by 400,000 years (Independent, 04.03.2015)
- Fossil Jaw Discovered In Ethiopia Is Oldest Modern Human Fossil Ever Found (Huffington Post, 04.03.2015)
- Fresh Fossil Studies Rewrite the History of Humanity's Genus Homo (NBC News, 04.03.2015)
- Oldest Human Fossil Unearthed in Ethiopia (Smithsonian, 04.03.2015)
- The human family may have evolved half a million years earlier than we thought (The Washington Post, 04.03.2015)
- Jaws, Not Brains, Define Early Human Species (livescience, 04.03.2015)
- Deep roots for the genus Homo (Science News AAAS, 04.03.2015)
- Dogs deployed to trace out gorilla poop in Cameroon (spyghana.com, 03.03.2015)
February 2015
- How poo-sniffing detective dogs can save elusive, rare gorillas (The Conversation, 25.02.2015)
- Shelter dogs are helping scientists sniff out world’s rarest gorillas (Scientific American Blog, 24.02.2015)
- Calotte Fossil Skull Connects Continents - And Shows How The First Modern Humans Came To Europe (Science 2.0, 14.02.2015)
- Mysterious Indo-European homeland may have been in the steppes of Ukraine and Russia (Science AAAS, 13.02.2015)
- Our Neanderthals, Ourselves (The New Yorker, 12.02.2015)
- Origins Project debate examines great extinctions (ASU News, 11.02.2015)
- Scientists Discover Through Studying Toddlers That Humans Are Inherently Altruistic, Not Selfish (Inquisitr, 10.02.2015)
January 2015
- New Skull Could Be from Human Group that Interbred with Neandertals (Scientific American, 29.01.2015)
- Archaic human skull provides new clues to modern human-Neanderthal contact (Popular Archaeology, 28.01.2015)
- Humans and Neandertals likely interbred in Middle East (Science AAAS, 28.01.2015)
- First Known Footage of African Golden Cat Hunting in Daylight Captured in Uganda (Panthera, 27.01.2015)
- Our obsession with humanising chimpanzees could be what dooms them (The Guardian, 27.01.2015)
- Study Suggests Earlier Use of Tools by Hominids (The New York Times, 26.01.2015)
- Tonal languages arose in humid climates (Science AAAS, 23.01.2015)
- Linguistics: Tonal languages need humid climates (Science Codex, 23.01.2015)
- Climate Change May Shape Languages Too (Science 2.0, 23.01.2015)
- Early Human Ancestors Had Tool-Using Hands (Archaeology, 23.01.2015)
- Ape-like ancestors had human-like hands (ABC Science, 23.01.2015)
- Humans have been handy for longer than previously thought (Sydney Morning Herald, 23.01.2015)
- Pre-humans’ hands suggest tool use 3.2 million years ago (The Japan Times, 23.01.2015)
- Our ancestors used hands like modern humans (Business Standard, 23.01.2015)
- Tool making arose earlier among human ancestors (LA Times, 22.01.2015)
- Hominin ancestors Australopithecus used their hands like modern humans (International Business Times, 22.01.2015)
- Human Ancestors May Have Used Tools Half-Million Years Earlier Than Thought (National Geographic, 22.01.2015)
- Early ancestors used their hands like modern HUMANS (Daily Mail, 22.01.2015)
- Human-Like Hands Came Before Actual Humans (Discovery News, 22.01.2015)
- Thumb bones in pre-humans make them more like us (Washington Post, 22.01.2015)
- Early humans got a grip on tools 3 million years ago (New Scientist, 22.01.2015)
- Early human ancestors used their hands like modern humans (Phys.org, 22.01.2015)
- Pre-Humans Used Tools with Human-Like Hands: How the Bones Show the Evidence (Tech Times, 22.01.2015)
- Scientists Discover Evidence of Earliest Known Human-Like Hands (Popular Archaeology, 22.01.2015)
- Tonal languages require humidity (Phys.org, 22.01.2015)
- Is this a new species of human? (BBC Earth, 22.01.2015)
- With latest research, Neanderthals gain some respect (Lifestyle, 21.01.2015)
- New study documents chimps ‘talking’ about trees and fruits (Tech Gen Mag, 21.01.2015)
- Chimps 'talk' about favourite fruits, best trees (ABC Science, 20.01.2015)
- Chimpanzees ‘talk’ about their favorite fruits and food patch size (Bioscholar, 20.01.2015)
- Chimps 'Talk' About Their Favorite Foods, Trees (Discovery, 19.01.2015)
- Research finds Neanderthals were more thoughtful than we once imagined (Washington Post, 19.01.2015)
- Social-Emotional Learning: Why Now? (Huffington Post, 15.01.2015)
- Did prehistoric humans have teeth like SEA OTTERS? Enamel hints that our ancestors' bite was more powerful than our own (Daily Mail, 08.01.2015)
- Chimpanzees select nut-cracking tools taking account of up to five different factors (Macro Insider, 05.01.2015)
2014
December 2014
- Our Bones Grew Weaker As We Switched To Farming, Sedentary Lives (Medical Daily, 28.12.2015)
- Lighter Bone, Weaker Skeleton of Modern Humans Due to Sedentary Lifestyle (Tech Times, 24.12.2015)
- New Type of Cell Found to Repair Lung Injury in Mice (UCSF, 24.12.2015)
November 2014
- How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins (Popular Science, 20.11.2014)
- The Search For Aggressive and Tame Genes (Design & Trend, 11.11.2014)
- Scientists Discover Genes That Helped Turn Fearsome Wildcats Into House Cats (Wired, 10.11.2014)
- Toddlers less egocentric than once thought (Poughkeepsie Journal, 09.11.2014)
- Chimps Hit Sack With Breakfast Plans (Richard Dawkins Foundation, 07.11.2014)
- Kids likelier to follow peers than apes (Business Standard, 06.11.2014)
- Toddlers Mimic Peers but Apes Don’t (Growingyourbaby, 05.11.2014)
- Conformity Is Unique To Humans, Integral In Most Social Interactions, And It Begins As Early As 2 Years Old (Medical Daily, 01.11.2014)
- Conforming Is Uniquely Human, Begins Early (PsychCentral, 01.11.2014)
October 2014
- Chimps know how to plan ahead — for meals, anyway (Washington Post, 29.10.2014)
- Chimpanzees plan ahead to get the best breakfast (Tech Times, 29.10.2014)
- Chimpanzees plan breakfast the night before (NL Times, 28.10.2014)
- The Early Chimp Gets The Fig (National Geographic, 27.10.204)
- Chimps plan for a good early breakfast (Phys.org, 27.10.2014)
- Easter Islanders Native Americans: Genetic study shows new history contact lines (The Examiner, 24.10.2014)
- Easter Island's ancient inhabitants weren't so lonely after all (Daily Mail, 23.10.2014)
- Scientists sequence genome of 45,000-year-old man (Sydney Morning Herald, 23.10.2014)
- Ancient human bone helps date our first sex with Neanderthals (Guardian, 23.10.2014)
- Oldest Homo sapiens DNA contains traces of Neanderthal genes, suggests migration into Asia 60,000 years ago (Japan Times, 23.10.2014)
- 45,000-Year-Old Bone Pinpoints Era of Human-Neanderthal Sex (National Geographic, 23.10.2014)
- Neanderthals and humans first mated 50,000 years ago, DNA reveals (FOX News, 23.10.2014)
- Man’s Genome From 45,000 Years Ago Is Reconstructed (New York Times, 22.10.2014)
- New evidence on Neanderthal mixing (Harvard Gazette, 22.10.2014)
- DNA found in early modern human fossil shows evidence of interbreeding with Neanderthals (Tech Times, 22.10.2014)
- Thoroughly modern humans interbred with Neanderthals (New Scientist, 22.10.2014)
- DNA yields secrets of human pioneer (BBC News, 22.10.2014)
- Oldest human DNA narrows time of Neandertal hookups (Science News, 22.10.2014)
- Oldest complete human genome sequenced: DNA of 45,000-year-old man who roamed Siberia unravelled - and it sheds light on when we stopped interbreeding with Neanderthals (Daily Mail, 22.10.2014)
- Oldest-known human genome sequenced (Nature, 22.10.2014)
- Is your toddler really smarter than a chimpanzee? (BBC, 12.10.2014)
September 2014
- Massive Study Shows How Languages Change (Inside Science, 30.09.2014)
- Genetic Study Offers Evidence of Polygyny in Human History (Archaeology, 24.09.2014)
- Humanity Has More Mothers Than Fathers, DNA Reveals (livescience, 24.09.2014)
- Paleontologists unearth oldest modern humans in Central Europe (Examiner, 23.09.2014)
- Study shows early modern human settlement in Central Europe over 43,000 years ago (Popular Archaeology, 23.09.2014)
- Modern Humans Weren't Wimps, They Braved the Cold (LaboratoryEquipment, 23.09.2014)
- More evidence that Neanderthals and modern humans overlapped (MNT, 23.09.2014)
- Lethal Violence in Chimps Occurs Naturally (Independent Online, 18.09.2014)
- Lethal Violence in Chimps Occurs Naturally (New York Times, 17.09.2014)
- Study suggests violence is an evolutionary adaptation (Boston Globe, 17.09.2014)
- Chimp-on-chimp violence: a study in the roots of brutality (USA Today, 17.09.2014)
- Killer Chimps Reveal Why Violence Persists (Discovery, 17.09.2014)
- Chimps and humans 'both natural born killers' (The Telegraph, 17.09.2014)
- Natural born killers: Chimpanzees are inherently violent and wage war like their human 'cousins' (Daily Mail 17.09.2014)
- Mice Become Smarter With Addition of Single Human Gene (Discover, 16.09.2014)
- Human brain gene turns mice into fast-learners (ABC Science, 16.09.2014)
- Human 'language gene' makes mice smarter (New Scientist, 15.09.2014)
- Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene (Medical Express, 15.09.2014)
- Human brain gene Foxp2 makes mice smarter in some ways (CBC news, 15.09.2014)
- Human speech gene can speed learning in mice (Science, 15.09.2014)
- Neuroscientists identify key role of language gene (MIT News, 15.09.2014)
- Watching apes could help make humans behave more sustainably (The Guardian, 04.09.2014)
- Ancient Neanderthal 'Hashtag' Oldest Humanoid Artwork Ever Found (Business Insider, 03.09.2014)
- Cave carving may be 1st example of Neanderthal art (mother nature network, 02.09.2014)
August 2014
- DNA Study Shines New Light on Rabbit Domestication (Sci-News, 30.08.2014)
- The strange history of the North American Arctic (Science, 28.08.2014)
- Neanderthals in Europe Died Out Thousands of Years Sooner Than Some Thought (New York Times, 20.08.2014)
- Neanderthals and humans had ‘ample time’ to mix (Washington Post, 20.08.2014)
- Neanderthal demise traced in unprecedented detail (New Scientist, 20.08.2014)
- Neanderthals and humans had thousands of years to mix, have sex (Japan Times, 20.08.2014)
- Geneticists condemn new book claiming there is biological basis for racial differences in behaviour (The Independent, 12.08.2014)
July 2014
- Onset of puberty in female bonobos precedes that of chimpanzees (Physorg, 29.07.2014)
- Chimpanzee inherit brain power from their parents (NVO, 11.07.2014)
- Chimpanzee brain power is strongly heritable (New Scientist, 11.07.2014)
- Neandertal ancestor? (Student Science, 07.07.2014)
- Gene from extinct species allows Tibetans to live at high altitude (Bionews, 07.07.2014)
- Tibetians – A Gene For High Altitude Living (Wall Street OTC, 03.07.2014)
- Tibetan altitude gene came from extinct human species (New Scientist, 02.07.2014)
- Searching for answers to human ancestors in very old DNA (Deccan Herald, 02.07.2014)
June 2014
- Chimps Make Fashion Statement By Wearing Grass in Ear (Ecorazzi, 30.06.2014)
- Chimpanzees Have Discovered Dumb Fashion Trends (New York Magazine, 27.06.2014)
- Study: Eating Bugs Boosted Brain Development (Weather.com, 27.06.2014)
- Palaeontology: How Neanderthals evolved (FT Magazine, 27.06.2014)
- What Discovery of Oldest Human Poop Reveals About Neanderthals' Diet (National Geographic, 25.06.2014)
- Neandertals ate their veggies, their feces reveal (Science, 25.06.2014)
- Searching for Answers in Very Old DNA (New York Times, 23.06.2014)
- Probing the chamber of secrets (The Economist, 20.06.2014)
- Fossils put a new face on the ancestors of Neandertals (Science, 19.06.2014)
- Neandertal Lineage Began in a “Game of Thrones” World (Scientific American Blog, 19.06.2014)
- How To Become A Neanderthal: Chew Before Thinking (WBUR, 19.06.2014)
- 17 430,000-Year-Old Skulls Discovered in ‘Pit of Bones’ (TIME, 19.06.2014)
- 'Pit of bones' catches Neanderthal evolution in the act (Nature, 19.06.2014)
- Neanderthals evolved their teeth before big brains (New Scientist, 19.06.2014)
- Skull Collection Helps Explain Early Neanderthal Evolution (The Scientist, 19.06.2014)
- Huge Neanderthal Skull Haul from Pit of Bones Sheds Light on Evolution (Design & Trend, 19.06.2014)
- Children negotiate taking turns surprisingly early in life (Science News, 17.06.2014)
- Neanderthal Man And The Science Of Human Uniqueness (Forbes, 08.06.2014)
- Dogs Helped Drive Mammoths To Their Graves, New Study Suggests (Huffington Post, 01.06.2014)
May 2014
- Human Evolution Traded Brawn For Brains (Red Orbit, 29.05.2014)
- Study: Human Brainpower Evolved at Cost to Muscle Strength (Latin Post, 29.05.2014)
- Stronger Brains, Weaker Bodies (New York Times, 27.05.2014)
- Brains And Brawn: Survival Of The Fittest Often Required Both (Science 2.0, 27.05.2014)
- Intertwined evolution of human brain and brawn (Phys.org, 27.05.2014)
- Neanderthal experts gather in Galway to pay tribute to their scientific godfather (Irish Times, 23.05.2014)
- Why dogs are the new darlings of cognitive science (Phys.org, 23.05.2014)
- These Animals Stick Up for Social Justice (Slate Magazine Blog, 22.05.2014)
- Researchers say Neanderthals were not our dimwitted inferiors (Philly.com, 10.05.2014)
- New Dog's Tricks: Puppies Can Follow Human Voices to Food (NBC News, 07.05.2014)
- Dogs Follow their Ears for Food: Study (Nature World News, 07.05.2014)
- Dogs pick up directions from human voices (USA Today, 06.05.2014)
- New Trick: Pups Can Follow Human Voices to Food (Livescience, 06.05.2014)
April 2014
- Neanderthals may have been our intellectual equals (New Scientist, 30.04.2014)
- Neanderthals Lived in Small, Isolated Populations (National Geographic, 22.04.2014)
- Neanderthal Genes are Less Diverse Than Modern Humans (HNGN, 22.04.2014)
- Europeans more closely related to Neanderthals than Asians, Africans (State Column, 22.04.2014)
- Neanderthals Had Shallow Gene Pool, Study Says (Live Science, 21.04.2014)
- Missing Links (New York Times, 18.04.2014)
- Family ties in the language jungle (Science Codex, 16.04.2014)
- Diverse Microbes in Hunter-Gatherers’ Guts (The Scientist, 16.04.2014)
- Hunters show how lifestyle affects gut bacteria (Oman Daily Observer, 16.04.2014)
- Learn from hunters how lifestyle affects gut bacteria (Business Standard, 16.04.2014)
- The Surprising Gut Microbes of African Hunter-Gatherers (Wired, 15.04.2014)
- First Look at the Microbes of Modern Hunter-Gatherers (National Geographic, 15.04.2014)
- Not Everyone Needs Probiotics, Suggests Study of Hunter-Gatherer Guts (Science, 15.04.2014)
- Massive survey aims to save Liberia’s precious chimpanzee population (Wildlife Extra, 10.04.2014)
- Liberia Is Home To The Second Largest Chimpanzee Population In West Africa (Red Orbit, 10.04.2014)
- One of the last strongholds for Western chimpanzees (Science Codex, 09.04.2014)
- Neanderthal genes helped Europeans live in colder climate (The Times of India, 05.04.2014)
- Did the Neanderthals make us FAT? Ancient genes in human DNA linked to fat build-up in Europeans (Daily Mail, 04.04.2014)
- Modern Europeans Got Their Fat From Neanderthals (Huffington Post, 03.04.2014)
- Denisovans: The lost humans who shared our world (New Scientist, 03.04.2014)
- Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes, by Svante Pääbo (Times Higher Education, 03.04.2014)
- Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes by Svante Pääbo - book review: 'Inquiry into ancient DNA reveals the secrets of our genes' (Independent, 02.04.2014)
- The Neanderthal In Modern Europeans (Science 2.0, 02.04.2014)
- The Neanderthal in us (Science Codex, 02.04.2014)
- An Ancient Evolutionary Advantage? (The Scientist, 01.04.2014)
March 2014
February 2014
- Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes by Svante Pääbo – review (The Guardian, 20.02.2014)
- Researchers shed new light on the genetic history of the European beaver (Heritage Daily, 18.02.2014)
- Human Genes Reflect Impact of Historical Events (Sci-Tech Today, 16.02.2014)
- Svante Pääbo: the DNA hunter taking us back to our roots (The Guardian, 15.02.2014)
- Global genetic map shows impact of colonialism and slave trade around the world (The Telegraph, 14.02.2014)
- Scientists Create Genetic Atlas to Provide Insight into Human Health and History (French Tribune, 14.02.2014)
- Interactive map details genetic mixing among humans centuries ago (ANI News, 14.02.2014)
- Atlas of Genetic History Shows Mongol Warriors’ Reach (Bloomberg, 14.02.2014)
- From Mongol warriors to Silk Road traders: Interactive map reveals how fallen European empires have left their lasting stamp on the world's gene-pools (Daily Mail, 13.02.2014)
- Atlas of Human Genetic History Shows Mongol Warriors’ Reach (San Francisco Chronicle, 13.02.2014)
- Empires and slave-trading left their mark on our genes (New Scientist, 13.02.2014)
- Modern genes yield atlas of ancient inter-ethnic sex (Nature, 13.02.2014)
- How your DNA can reconstruct history (CNN, 13.02.2014)
- Human genes reflect impact of historical events (Washington Post, 13.02.2014)
- Tracing Ancestry, Researchers Produce a Genetic Atlas of Human Mixing Events (New York Times, 13.02.2014)
- Scientists create interactive map of human genetic history (LA Times, 13.02.2014)
- Scientists see traces of European colonialism, Mongol empire in human genes (Fox News, 13.02.2014)
- Interactive Gene Map Shows How Human Races Mixed over 4,000 Years (International Business Times, 13.02.2014)
- A family affair: How genetic mixing has affected us all (The Independent, 13.02.2014)
- Based on Haplotype Sharing, Researchers Present Atlas of Human Admixture Events (Genome Web, 13.02.2014)
- Chimpanzee 'Mega-Culture' Discovered In Remote Congo Forest Might Be Africa's Largest (Huffington Post, 12.02.2014)
- THE LAST ‘mega-culture’ (The Hindu, 12.02.2014)
- A New ‘Mega-Culture’ of Chimps (FM4 ORF, 11.02.2014)
- Researchers discover 10,000-strong community of chimpanzees in war-torn Congo (Daily Mail, 08.02.2014)
- Unknown mega-society of chimps found in Africa (The Times of India, 08.02.2014)
- Neanderthal Genes (PLOS Blogs, 07.02.2014)
- Huge chimpanzee population thriving in remote Congo forest (The Guardian, 07.02.2014)
- In Alor, the death of a language (Jakarta Post, 04.02.2014)
January 2014
- How Neanderthal DNA Changed Humans (Discovery News, 29.01.2014)
- Neanderthals' genetic footprints are evident in humans of today (NSF, 29.01.2014)
- Neanderthal-human sex bred light skins and infertility (New Scientist, 29.01.2014)
- How much Neanderthal DNA do you have? Lots (Fox News, 29.01.2014)
- Neanderthal DNA hides in genes dictating our hair, skin (CBC News, 29.01.2014)
- Studies show fossil bits of Neanderthal DNA influence our hair, skin (CTV News, 29.01.2014)
- Did Neanderthal genes raise modern's type 2 diabetes and Crohn's disease risk? (Examiner, 29.01.2014)
- Neanderthals and humans: an interspecies affair to remember (The Conversation, 29.01.2014)
- Neanderthals: Their genes walk among us (The Province, 29.01.2014)
- Neanderthal Genes Live On In Our Hair And Skin (Wisconsin Public Radio, 29.01.2014)
- Neanderthals helped thick-skinned humans (News Daily, 29.01.2014)
- How Much Neanderthal Are You? (Science 2.0, 29.01.2014)
- Ancestral legacy (Broad Institute, 29.01.2014)
- New method rescues DNA from contaminated Neandertal bones (Health Canal, 28.01.2014)
- Chimps bond over sharing (The Japan Times, 25.01.2014)
- Carmel cavemen used plants in rituals 13,000 years ago (Haaretz, 23.01.2014)
- Humanity in a World of Hominins (Biotechniques, 22.01.2014)
- Chimpanzees’ Use Of Hand Gestures To ‘Coordinate’ Activities An ‘Important Building Block’ In Evolution Of Language (International Business Times, 18.01.2014)
- Sharing food boosts social bonding in chimps (Business Standard, 17.01.2014)
- The Way to a Chimpanzee's Heart Is Through Its Stomach (Science Daily, 16.01.2014)
- Study: Chimpanzees bond over shared meals (Washington Post, 15.01.2014)
- Study: Chimpanzees bond over shared meals (CBS News, 15.01.2014)
- Study: Chimpanzees bond over shared meals (Philly.com, 15.01.2014)
- Want to make friends with a Chimpanzee? Share your food with it, say scientists who discovered 'happy chemicals' are released when they feed together (Daily Mail, 15.01.2014)
- Chimpanzees who share meals have higher levels of 'love hormone' (CTV News, 15.01.2014)
- Chimpanzees Bond Over Shared Meals, 'Love Hormone' Study Shows (Huffington Post, 15.01.2014)
- Higher hormone oxytocin levels in chimpanzees who share food (Phys.Org, 15.01.2014)
- Gorillas and Elephants, Oh My (Psychology Today, 07.01.2014)
- Diabetes gene traced back to Neanderthals (BioNews, 06.01.2014)
- Humans inherited diabetes risk gene ‘from Neanderthals’ (Punch, 04.01.2014)
- Genetic link to Type 2 diabetes found news (domain-b, 03.01.2014)
- New genetic risk factor for type 2 diabetes revealed (Medical News Today, 03.01.2014)
- Scientists draw up definitive list of genes that make us human (Before it's News, 03.01.2014)
- ‘Neanderthal’ fossils are actually medieval human remains (Freepress Journal, 01.01.2014)
2013
December 2013
- CultureLab pans for gold in 2014 reads (New Scientist, 31.12.2013)
- "Neandertal" Remains Actually Medieval Human (Scientific American, 31.12.2013)
- Medieval Human Tooth Misidentified As Neanderthal (Huffington Post, 30.12.2013)
- Boning up on the truth about our ancestors (Telegraph, 27.12.2013)
- Diabetes risk gene 'from Neanderthals' (BBC News, 25.12.2013)
- Neanderthals' incest, interspecies sex revealed by genome (CBC News, 23.12.2013)
- Bonobos' Mellow Behavior Linked To High Levels Of Key Hormone (Huffington Post, 20.12.2013)
- Hey man, this is why those 'hippie chimp' bonobos are so laid back (NBC News, 19.12.2013)
- Key Hormone May Keep 'Hippie Chimps' Mellow (Discovery News, 19.12.2013)
- Neanderthal Woman's DNA Reveals Ancient Inbreeding, Mysterious Human Lineage (Huffington Post, 19.12.2013)
- Scientists draw up definitive list of genes that make us human (The Guardian, 18.12.2013)
- Sex and the Siberian Neanderthal: Incest and inter-species action (NBC News, 18.12.2013)
- Ancient Incest Uncovered in Neanderthal Genome (National Geographic, 18.12.2013)
- New Neanderthal DNA analysis finds four early human ancestors (Examiner, 18.12.2013)
- The Mating Habits of Early Hominins (The Scientist, 18.12.2013)
- Genome of Neandertals Reveals Inbreeding (Science Now, 18.12.2013)
- Bonobos stay young longer (Physorg, 16.12.2013)
- Bonobos Stay Young Longer (Science Daily, 16.12.2013)
- Monkey See, Monkey Do (If the Price is Right) (Nature World News, 13.12.2013)
- DNA from early human creates a new mystery (Herald Net, 08.12.2013)
- Ancient DNA From Human Relative Sets Age Record (Edge Boston, 07.12.2013)
- Leg bone gives up oldest human DNA (The Nation, 06.12.2013)
- Oldest known human DNA found (Lab Online, 06.12.2013)
- 400,000-year-old bone raises new questions on human evolution (Digital Journal, 06.12.2013)
- Nature: Hominin DNA Baffles Experts (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 06.12.2013)
- Decoded: Oldest-known ‘human’ DNA found in Spain (Saudi Gazette, 06.12.2013)
- 400,000-year-old DNA from human forerunner analyzed (Vancouver Sun, 05.12.2013)
- Oldest-ever human forerunner DNA found in 400,000-year-old ‘Pit of Bones’ fossil poses new evolutionary mystery (National Post, 05.12.2013)
- Oldest human DNA ever found – 400.000 years old (ZME Science Blog, 05.12.2013)
- Oldest human DNA sequence yet confuses our picture of pre-modern humans (Ars Technica, 05.12.2013)
- Oldest DNA obtained from human ancestor (The Telegraph, 05.12.2013)
- Human DNA From 400,000 Years Ago Yields Oldest Gene Material (Washington Post, 05.12.2013)
- Ancient DNA from Human Relative Sets Age Record (Sci-Tech Today, 05.12.2013)
- Scientist find 400,000-year-Old Human DNA Sample (French Tribune, 05.12.2013)
- ‘Oldest human DNA’ put together (Irish Examiner, 05.12.2013)
- Discovery of oldest-yet human DNA muddies family tree (USA Today, 04.12.2013)
- Oldest DNA from early humans deepens mystery of human origins (Toronto Telegraph, 04.12.2013)
- Oldest Human DNA Contains Clues to Mysterious Species (Science Now, 04.12.2013)
- Hominin DNA baffles experts (Nature, 04.12.2013)
- Oldest human genome dug up in Spain's pit of bones (New Scientist, 04.12.2013)
- DNA From Bone Of Human Ancestor Is Oldest Of Its Type, Dates Back 400,000 Years (The Huffington Post, 04.12.2013)
- What Our Ancestors Looked Like (Discovery News, 04.12.2013)
- Scientists Just Sequenced the DNA From A 400,000-Year-Old Early Human (Smithsonian, 04.12.2013)
- Oldest Hominin DNA Ever Sequenced (The Scientist, 04.12.2013)
- World's oldest DNA is recovered from a 400,000-year-old thigh bone (Mail Online, 04.12.2013)
- Earliest Human DNA Shows Unforeseen Mixing with Mystery Population (Scientific American, 04.12.2103)
- Oldest Human DNA Is 400,000 Years Old, But Why Do Scientists Call Discovery ‘Irritating?’ (International Business Times, 04.12.2013)
- Oldest Hominin DNA Sequenced: Mitochondrial Genome of a 400,000-Year-Old Hominin from Spain Decoded (Science Daily, 04.12.2013)
- Scientists sequence oldest human DNA from fossilised leg bone found in Spain (The Independent, 04.12.2013)
- Baffling 400,000-Year-Old Clue to Human Origins (New York Times, 04.12.2013)
November 2013
- Clues to human migrations are embedded in music, researchers find (McMaster Daily News, 28.11.2013)
- New study adds new dimension to the threats posed to the Bonobo – the ‘forgotten ape’ (ZME Science Blog, 27.11.2013)
- Bonobo: 'Forgotten' Ape Threatened by Human Activity and Forest Loss (Science Daily, 26.11.2013)
- Study finds the forgotten ape threatened by human activity and forest loss (Press-News, 26.11.2013)
- Did you inherit your immune cells from a Neanderthal? (Examiner, 26.11.2013)
- Research Team Discovers “Immune Gene” in Neanderthals (Health Canal, 25.11.2013)
- Music can reveal ancient human history too (Zeenews, 25.11.2013)
- Human ancestors slept with Denisovans, Neanderthals and who knows what else (Times Live, 25.11.2013)
- 'Immune Gene' in Humans Inherited from Neanderthals (Science Daily, 22.11.2013)
- 20 Things You Didn't Know About... Neanderthals (Discover Magazine, 21.11.2013)
- Grammatical Structures as a Window Into the Past (Science Daily, 04.11.2013)
October 2013
- 'Language Gene' Has a Partner (Science Now, 31.10.2013)
- Chimps' Feeding Habits Suggests Long-Term Memory Use (Nature World News, 24.10.2013)
- Chimpanzees Use Long-Term Memory To Forage (Red Orbit, 24.10.2013)
- Chimps use long-term memory to forage for food (Zeenews, 24.10.2013)
- Chimpanzees are Wired for Long-Term Memory to Hunt for Food (Science World Report, 23.10.2013)
- Long-term memory helps chimpanzees in their search for food (Science codex, 23.10.2013)
- Long-Term Memory Helps Chimpanzees in Their Search for Food (Science Daily, 23.10.2013)
- Skull challenges understanding of evolution (Boston Globe, 18.10.2013)
- 1.8-million-year-old skull gives glimpse of our evolution (Washington Post, 18.10.2013)
- Scientists rethink humans' family tree (LA Times, 17.10.2013)
- Blow to multiple human species idea (BBC News, 17.10.2013)
- Complete skull of 1.8-million-year-old hominin found (New Scientist, 17.10.2013)
- Beautiful Skull Spurs Debate on Human History (National Geographic, 17.10.2013)
- Stone Age hunter-gatherers lived beside farmers, didn't interbreed (CBC, 11.10.2013)
- Genetic Studies Reveal Ancient Makeup of Modern European Populations (Popular Archaeology, 10.10.2013)
- Chimpanzees Make ‘Self-Like’ Friends, ‘Similarity Effect’ May Exist In Primate World (International Business Times, 09.10.2013)
- Catch My Drift? (The Scientist, 01.10.2013)
September 2013
- Survival of the Nicest: The Other Theory of Evolution (Toward Freedom, 30.09.2013)
- Chimps in Uganda: Reflections on a Year (Scientific American Blogs, 25.09.2013)
- Neanderthals Made The First Bone Tools, Not Modern Humans (Science 2.0, 20.09.2013)
- Making music makes a nicer kid (New York Daily News, 09.09.2013)
- Making music makes children nicer (CTV News, 07.09.2013)
August 2013
- Did modern humans snaffle Neanderthal technology? (Horsetalk, 20.08.2013)
- Neanderthal Tools Reveal ‘Cultural’ Differences (Red Orbit, 19.08.2013)
- Study suggests Neanderthals were more advanced (The Times and Democrat, 19.08.2013)
- Neanderthals were no copycats (iol scitech, 16.08.2013)
- A Bone to Pick (CAS, 14.08.2013)
- Neanderthals Used Same Tools as Modern Humans Do (Newspoint Africa, 14.08.2013)
- Unusual tools found at Neanderthal site (World News Australia, 13.08.2013)
- Scientists bone up on Neanderthal theory (The Age, 13.08.2013)
- Bone Tools Suggest Neanderthals Taught Toolmaking To Modern Humans (Huffington Post, 13.08.2013)
- Neanderthals Invented Leather Tool Still Used Today (VOA, 13.08.2013)
- Unusual bone tools found at Neanderthal site (Denver Post, 13.08.2013)
- Bone tools found at Neanderthal site (ABC.au, 13.08.2013)
- Did Neanderthals Teach Humans How to Make Tools? (Discovery News, 13.08.2013)
- Ancestors of modern humans may have acquired bone tools from Neanderthals (Herald Scotland, 13.08.2013)
- Neanderthals made leather-working tools like those in use today (Nature News, 12.08.2013)
- Neandertals Were No Copycats (Science Now, 12.08.2013)
- Find indicates Neanderthals capable of making sophisticated bone tools (UPI, 12.08.2013)
- Neanderthal tools present new challenges to archaeologists (CNN, 12.08.2013)
- Did Neanderthals Teach Modern Humans How to Make Tools? (livesciences, 12.08.2013)
- Neanderthal Leather Smoother Discovery Forces A Rethink About Their Tool Use (Science 2.0, 12.08.2013)
- Unusual bone tools found at Neanderthal site in Europe (Global Post, 12.08.2013)
- Neanderthals Were the First to Use Specialized Bone Tools (Counsel & Heal, 12.08.2013)
- Neanderthals May Have Passed Bone Tool Design to Early Humans (Nature World News, 12.08.2013)
- Neanderthals may have invented a tool that is still in use today (The Guardian, 12.08.2013)
- First bone tools suggest Neanderthals taught us skills (New Scientist, 12.08.2013)
- Artifacts Suggest Neanderthals Were The World’s First Leather Makers (Medical Daily, 12.08.2013)
- No brutes: New bone find suggests Neanderthals were more advanced than previously thought (Washington Post, 12.08.2013)
- Study suggests Neanderthals were more advanced (News Sentinel, 12.08.2013)
- Neanderthals may have made tools from bone, study says (Los Angeles Times, 12.08.2013)
- Modern humans may have copied Neanderthal technology (CBC.ca, 12.08.2013)
- Neanderthal Tools Reveal Human-like Intelligence and Innovation (Science World Report, 12.08.2013)
July 2013
- An evolutionary compromise for long tooth preservation (Medical Xpress, 24.07.2013)
- An evolutionary compromise for long tooth preservation (Science Codex, 24.07.2013)
- An Evolutionary Compromise for Long Tooth Preservation (Science Daily, 24.07.2013)
- DNA reveals complexity of great ape evolution (Futurity, 24.07.2013)
- Chimps, Orangutans Have Human-Like Memories (Wired, 19.07.2013)
- Apes, like Proust, remember things past (LA Times, 18.07.2013)
- Apes Capable of 'Mental Time Travel' (Science Now, 18.07.2013)
- Sexuality And Attractiveness Key To Female Bonobo Dominance (Red Orbit, 16.07.2013)
- Attractive Females Dominate the Social Circle: Bonobo Study (Nature World News, 16.07.2013)
- Female Bonobos’s Attractiveness Makes Win Easy (Topnews US, 16.07.2013)
- Attractive and successful (Science Codex, 16.07.2013)
- Neanderthal Language & Speech Shared With Modern Humans A Million Years Ago (The Huffington Post, 13.07.2013)
- Grave 8,000 years old dug up by Lisbon (The Portugal News, 12.07.2013)
- Oldest Use of Flowers in Grave Lining (Heritage Daily, 10.07.2013)
- Surprising discovery : Oldest Use of Flowers in Grave Lining (Jewish Business News, 10.07.2013)
- Do High Altitudes Shape Languages? (The Atlantic, 09.07.2013)
- DNA sequencing: Jurassic Park was not so wide off the mark (The Raw Story, 08.07.2013)
- Prehistoric DNA sequencing: Jurassic Park was not so wide of the mark (Guardian, 07.07.2013)
- DNA study reveals clues to human, ape evolution (WUSTL, 03.07.2013)
- Latest cave findings could lead to Neanderthal Park being created (Panorama, 02.07.2013)
- Annual Excavations to Begin at Gorham’s Cave (French Tribune, 02.07.2013)
- The Case of the Missing Ancestor (National Geographic, July 2013)
June 2013
- The Power of Imitation: Already in Infancy, Imitation Promotes a General Pro-Social Orientation Toward Others (Science Daily, 27.06.2013)
- Oldest animal genome is sequenced from horse bone (New Scientist, 26.06.2013)
- DNA Buried 7,000 Centuries Is Retrieved (NYT, 26.06.2013)
- DNA detectives seek origins of you (USA Today, 13.06.2013)
May 2013
- Children Learn When Adults Imitate Them (Psychcentral, 29.05.2013)
- Malaria Protection in Chimpanzees (Science Daily, 29.05.2013)
- Malaria protection in chimpanzees (Bionity.com, 29.05.2013)
- Malaria protection in chimpanzees (Science Codex, 28.05.2013)
- Controversial Study Determines Weaning Age of a Neanderthal (Nature Worldnews, 24.05.2013)
- A Modern Stone Age Family? A Neanderthal’s Molar Suggests Early Weaning (New York Times, 22.05.2013)
- Neanderthal culture: Old masters (Nature, 15.05.2013)
- Survival of the ... Nicest? Check Out the Other Theory of Evolution (Truthout, 06.05.2013)
- Unworn Teeth Are Less Resistant to Noncarious Lesions (Medscape, 02.05.2013)
- Material loss protects teeth against fatigue failure (R&D Magazine, 01.05.2013)
April 2013
- Meet Oscar the chimpanzee, Disney's real-life animal star (The Telegraph, 27.04.2013)
- Study finds material loss protects teeth against fatigue failure (Medical Xpress, 25.04.2013)
- Material loss protects teeth against fatigue failure (drbicuspid.com, 25.04.2013)
- Oscar the chimp to delight UK cinema-goers (The Guardian, 21.04.2013)
- It started as a chimpanzee documentary, but what the film crew from Disney didn't expect was a heart-rending story to rival Bambi's unfolding in front of their eyes (Daily Mail, 19.04.2013)
- Botanical Strategies Observed In Fruit-Finding Chimpanzees (Red Orbit, 11.04.2013)
- Chimpanzees use botanical skills to discover fruit (Zeenews, 11.04.2013)
- Chimpanzees use botanical skills to discover fruit (Phys.org, 10.04.2013)
- A Chimp's Point Of View (Inside Science, 10.04.2013)
- How pointing makes babies human (Herald Tribune, 08.04.2013)
March 2013
- Unity of purpose: Amazing lessons from chimpanzees on pulling together (Standard Digital, 24.03.2013)
- High-quality Neanderthal genome published online (The Vancouver Sun, 20.03.2013)
- Neanderthals on the way back (The Australian, 20.03.2013)
- Researchers Decode Genome of a Neanderthal (Nature World News, 20.03.2013)
- Germany Researchers Announce Completion of Neanderthal Genome (French Tribune, 20.03.2013)
- Researchers have completed the first high-quality sequencing of a Neanderthal genome (Express, 20.03.2013)
- Chimps show evolution of teamwork (Health24, 20.03.2013)
- German researchers publish 1st high-quality version of entire Neanderthal genome (Montreal Gazette, 19.03.2013)
- Neanderthal Genome Published By German Scientists, Called First High-Quality DNA Map of Species (Huffington Post, 19.03.2013)
- Researchers publish full Neanderthal genome (Fox News, 19.03.2013)
- Researchers Publish Improved Neanderthal Genome (ABC News, 19.03.2013)
- Interbreeding With Neanderthals (Discover Magazine, 04.03.2013)
February 2013
- The Left Bank Ape: An exclusive look at bonobos (National Geographic, 15.02.2013)
- Stealing In The Dark: What Dogs Do When We Aren’t Watching (Red Orbit, 11.02.2013)
January 2013
- No Neanderthal babies, please! (Independent Online, 27.01.2013)
- Chimpanzee co-operation linked to 'social bond' hormone (BBC Nature, 23.01.2013)
- Chimpanzees: Hormone oxytocin likely to play key role in maintaining social relations with cooperation partners (Physorg, 23.01.2013)
- Chimpanzee Cooperation Linked to Hormone; Sharing and Caring (Science World Report, 23.01.2013)
- Fossil human traces line to modern Asians (BBC News, 22.01.2013)
- 40,000-year-old DNA reveals origins of native Americans (TG Daily, 22.01.2013)
- A Relative from the Tianyuan Cave (Science Daily, 21.01.2013)
- The aboriginal link (The Times of Oman, 21.01.2013)
- An Antipodean Raj (The Economist, 18.01.2013)
- Genetic admixture in southern Africa: Ancient Khoisan lineages survive in contemporary Bantu groups (Phys.org, 17.01.2013)
- Indians 'part of our native gene pool' (The Australian, 16.01.2013)
- Ancestors of modern Indians may have come to Australia before Europeans (Sydney Morning Herald, 16.01.2013)
- Indians migrated to Australia 4,000 years ago, genes show (Times of India, 16.01.2013)
- Indians broke Australian isolation 4,000 yrs ago (China Daily, 16.01.2013)
- Ancestors of modern Indians may have come to Australia before Europeans (Canberra Times, 16.01.2013)
- Researchers Find Genetic Trail Linking Australian Aborigenes With Indians (Red Orbit, 15.01.2013)
- Did Ancient Indians Migrate To Australia 4,000 Years Ago? (International Business Times, 15.01.2013)
- Migrants from India settled in Australia 4,000 years ago before Captain Cook's arrival (and they took their dingos with them) (Daily Mail, 15.01.2013)
- Indians 'migrated to Australia 4,000 years ago' (The Telegraph, 15.01.2013)
- Secret of dingo's down-under origin revealed (mnn, 15.01.2013)
- Ancient Indians 'Broke Australian Isolation 4,000 Years Ago' (Business Insider, 15.01.2013)
- Gene flow from India to Australia about 4,000 years ago (Phys.org, 14.01.2013)
- Genomes Show Indians Influx to Australia 4,000 Years Ago (Scientific American, 14.01.2013)
- Crikey, mate! Indians beat Europeans to Australia (The Telegraph Calcutta, 14.01.2013)
- Genomes link aboriginal Australians to Indians (Nature, 14.01.2013)
- Particles of Crystalline Quartz Wear Away Teeth (Science Daily, 09.01.2013)
2012
December 2012
- Neanderthal genome may hold clues to human survival (CBC News, 29.12.2012)
- Rat: Man’s New Best Friend (Red Orbit, 28.12.2012)
- Let Me Hear You Scream (Science AAAS, 21.12.2012)
- The New Age of Exploration: Restless Genes (National Geographic, 14.12.2012)
- DNA Reveals the Last 20 Ethiopian Lions Are Genetically Distinct (Scientific American, 04.12.2012)
- Mediterranean Settlers Had Little Taste for Fish (New York Times, 03.12.2012)
November 2012
- A New, Genetically Distinct Lion Population is Found (National Geographic, 30.11.2012)
- Earliest Sicilians ate no seafood new discovery determines (Examiner, 29.11.2012)
- Genetic Analysis Reveals Early Sicilians Did Not Have a Taste for Seafood (Medical Daily, 29.11.2012)
- Skeletons in cave reveal Mediterranean secrets (e! Science News, 28.11.2012)
- First Sicilians didn't much care for seafood, skeletons reveal (MSNBC, 28.11.2012)
- Prehistoric Skeletons Reveal First Sicilians Avoided Seafood (Live Science, 28.11.2012)
- Frederick John Bowden: A passionate linguistic typologist (The Jakarta Post, 21.11.2012)
- Ancient DNA in search of its fossils (Daily Herald, 14.11.2012)
October 2012
- Neanderthals smart enough to copy humans (Nature, 30.10.2012)
- Neanderthals manufactured Châtelperronian amid cultural diffusion with humans (PhysOrg, 30.10.2012)
- More evidence of Neanderthal artistry discovered (Examiner, 30.10.2012)
- Accelerator mass spectrometer suggests cultural exchange between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens (domain-b, 30.10.2012)
- Did some Neanderthals learn advanced skills from “moderns”? (World Science, 30.10.2012)
- Chimpanzee cooperatives (Earth Times, 16.10.2012)
- Were social networks humanity’s edge over Neandertals? (Houston Chronicle, 14.10.2012)
- Research finds our social skills may be defining difference between humans, apes (Public Radio International, 12.10.2012)
- Study Reveals When Humans and Neanderthals Had Their Last Date (Sci-News, 05.10.2012)
- Dating encounters between modern humans and Neandertals (esciencenews, 04.10.2012)
- Dating Between Modern Humans and Neandertals (Science Daily, 04.10.2012)
September 2012
- Human evolution has become multi-colored (PhysOrg, 03.09.2012)
- African habitat for apes said disappearing (UPI, 28.09.2012)
August 2012
- Genome Brings Ancient Girl to Life (Wired, 31.08.2012)
- New DNA analysis shows ancient humans interbred with Denisovans (Nature, 31.08.2012)
- DNA scan sheds light on human 'cousins' (Daily Telegraph, 31.08.2012)
- Denisovan Genome Sequenced, Reveals Brown-Eyed Girl Of Extinct Human Species, Researchers Say (Huffington Post, 31.08.2012)
- Ancient genome offers clues to human waves (ABC Science, 31.08.2012)
- Denisovans, an ancient human group, have genome mapped (Cosmos, 31.08.2012)
- Denisovan DNA suggests a dark complexion and interbreeding (Natural History Museum, 31.08.2012)
- DNA of girl from Denisova cave gives up genetic secrets (BBC News, 31.08.2012)
- DNA unveils enigmatic Denisovans (Science News, 31.08.2012)
- Pinky DNA Points To Clues About Ancient Humans (New York Now, 30.08.2012)
- Extinct Human Genome Reveals Brown-Eyed Girl (Discovery News, 30.08.2012)
- DNA offers sharp image of ancient humans (Washington Post, 30.08.2012)
- New DNA Analysis Shows Ancient Humans Interbred with Denisovans (Scientific American, 30.08.2012)
- Genome of extinct human reveals brown-eyed girl (CBS News, 30.08.2012)
- Humans, Neanderthals related to yet another group (CNN, 30.08.2012)
- Scientists reconstruct genetic makeup of 50,000-year-old girl (The Guardian, 30.08.2012)
- Brain genes differences mark ancient Denisovans (USA Today, 30.08.2012)
- Scientists decode extinct humans’ genome (Financial Times, 30.08.2012)
- Genome Brings Ancient Girl to Life (Science Now, 30.08.2012)
- Genome of ancient Denisovans may help clarify human evolution (LA Times, 30.08.2012)
- The Denisova Genome and Guys Banging Rocks (Scientific American, 30.08.2012)
- Kids age 3 detect if sympathy is deserved (UPI, 30.08.2012)
- Chimps Have Geniuses, Too (Wired, 29.08.2012)
- Chimps' Answer to Einstein (Science Now, 28.08.2012)
- Ape "Genius" - Smarter Than the Average (Discovery News, 27.08.2012)
- Unlike humans, chimpanzees only punish when they've been personally wronged (Discover, 27.08.2012)
- Toddlers Show Less Sympathy for Whiners (Live Science, 20.08.2012)
- Neanderthal and Human Matings Get a Date (Smithsonian, 15.08.2012)
- Study: Humans and Neanderthals Didn't Interbreed As Much As We Feared/Hoped (TIME, 15.08.2012)
- Genetic data confirms early ape human split time frame (Examiner, 14.08.2012)
- Humans a million years older (stuff.co.nz, 14.08.2012)
- Did they or didn't they? Neanderthal mating debated (USA Today, 14.08.2012)
- Neanderthal breeding idea doubted (BBC, 14.08.2012)
- Neanderthal sex debate highlights benefits of pre-publication (Nature, 13.08.2012)
- Human and Neanderthal interbreeding questioned (New Scientist, 13.08.2012)
- Generation Gaps Suggest Ancient Human-Ape Split (Science Now, 13.08.2012)
- New Fossils Put Face on Mysterious Human Ancestor (Wired, 09.08.2012)
- Kenyan Fossils Rekindle Debate over Early Human Diversity (Scientific American, 09.08.2012)
- Three human species 'co-existed two million years ago' (BBC News, 09.08.2012)
- Palaeoanthropology: Facing up to complexity (Nature, 09.08.2012)
- Scientific discovery shows it's likely three human species co-existed (ABC, 09.08.2012)
- Skull Fossil Reveals Tangled Human Roots (Boston Globe, 09.08.2012)
- Fossils found in Kenya hint at distant cousins to our ancestors (NY Daily News, 09.08.2012)
- Fossil discovery rewrites the story of human evolution (The Independent, 09.08.2012)
- Early man was not alone (Cosmos, 09.08.2012)
- Early Man was not alone: study (Daily Telegraph, 09.08.2012)
- Early man was not alone, study finds (Canberra Times, 09.08.2012)
- Fossils reveal humans' long-lost relatives (The Australian, 09.08.2012)
- Skull fossil reveals tangled human roots (Denver Post, 09.08.2012)
- 2 more prehuman species? (Philadelphia Inquirer, 09.08.2012)
- New Fossils Indicate Early Branching of Human Family Tree (New York Times, 08.08.2012)
- Flat-Faced Early Humans Confirmed—Lived Among Other Human Species (National Geographic, 08.08.2012)
- New Fossils Put Face on Mysterious Human Ancestor (Science AAAS, 08.08.2012)
- Fossils: 2 Homo species lived alongside H. erectus (Los Angeles Times, 08.08.2012)
- Fossils complicate human ancestor search (CNN, 08.08.2012)
- Fossil Discovery Suggests Several Species of Early Humans Coexisted in Africa (Medical Daily, 08.08.2012)
- Fossils hint at distant cousins to our ancestors (Romenews-Tribune, 08.08.2012)
- KNM-ER Updated: Pleistocene Fossils Shed New Light On Early Human Evolution (Science 2.0, 08.08.2012)
- Multiple Lines of Early Humans Coexisted in Africa, Study Suggests (History, 08.08.2012)
- A new branch to the human family tree (Washington Post, 08.08.2012)
- Fossil Discovery Supports Second Early Human Ancestor Species (San Francisco Chronicle, 08.08.2012)
- Two new species of Homo confirmed in Africa (Examiner, 08.08.2012)
- Fossils suggest 2 new pre-human species, Leakeys say (CBC, 08.08.2012)
- New flat-faced human species possibly discovered (MSNBC, 08.08.2012)
- Leakeys say fossils confirm theory of more pre-human species (CTV, 08.08.2012)
- East Africa skull fossil may be evidence early human development was messy, tangled affair (Toronto Star, 08.08.2012)
- New fossils hint at ancestral split (ScienceNews, 08.08.2012)
- Fossil find breakthrough hailed (Belfast Telegraph, 08.08.2012)
- We weren't alone! Scientists confirm there were two other species of early human beings (Daily Mail, 08.08.2012)
- New Homo Erectus Fossils Discovered (Red Orbit, 08.08.2012)
- New Fossils Identify Possible New Cousins Of Human Ancestor (International Business Times, 08.08.2012)
- New Flat-Faced Human Species Possibly Discovered (Live Science, 08.08.2012)
- Kids Just Wanna Be Helpful (Pacific Standard, 01.08.2012)
- Multiple Species of Early Homo Lived in Africa (Smithsonian, 08.08.2012)
- Fossils Hint at Distant Cousins to Our Ancestors (TIME, 08.08.2012)
- Fossils confirm three early humans roamed Africa (New Scientist, 08.08.2012)
- Many human 'prototypes' coexisted in Africa (BBC News, 08.08.2012)
- Fossils point to a big family for human ancestors (Nature, 08.08.2012)
- Bonobos Threatened With Extinction (Voice of America, 06.08.2012)
July 2012
- DNA hints at African cousin to humans (Science News, 31.07.2012)
- Tracking Uganda's mountain gorillas (DW, 09.07.2012)
June 2012
- Prehuman diet included healthy dose of bark (Vancouver Sun, 28.06.2012)
- Two-million-year-old plaque reveals ancestors’ diet (Cosmos, 28.06.2012)
- Some Prehumans Feasted on Bark Instead of Grasses (NYT, 27.06.2012)
- Early Human Ate Like a Giraffe (Science Now, 27.06.2012)
- Human Ancestors Ate Bark—Food in Teeth Hints at Chimplike Origins (National Geographic, 27.06.2012)
- Eats bark, fruit and leaves: diet of ancient human (New Scientist, 27.06.2012)
- Ancient Tartar, Other Dental Clues Reveal Unexpected Diet of Early Human Relative (Scientific American, 27.06.2012)
- Ancient human ancestor Australopithecus sediba had unique diet (PhysOrg, 27.06.2012)
- This pre-human ate like a chimp (MSNBC, 27.06.2012)
- Bite and bark: early hominid chewed trees (France24, 27.06.2012)
- Australopithecus sediba: The Wood-Eating Hominid (Smithsonian, 27.06.2012)
- Humanity May Have Originated in the Woods (Livescience, 27.06.2012)
- Pre-human's unusual diet gives researchers something to chew over (LA Times, 27.06.2012)
- Early human ancestor chewed bark (BBC News, 27.06.2012)
- Ten thousand year old tartar holds clues to ancient human diet (Foxnews, 27.06.2012)
- Bonobo Genome Sequenced (Sci-News.com, 14.06.2012)
- Scientists map genome of the bonobo (LA Times, 14.06.2012)
- Bonobos Join Chimps as Closest Human Relatives (Science, 13.06.2012)
- Scientists Unravel 'Hippie Chimp' Genome (VoA, 13.06.2012)
- Bonobo genome reveals more promiscuity in human past (New Scientist, 13.06.2012)
- Bonobo's genetic code laid bare (BBC, 13.06.2012)
- Bonobo Genome Sheds Light on Their Links to Chimps, Humans (US News, 13.06.2012)
- Bonobo Genome Completed: The Final Great Ape to Be Sequenced (Science Daily, 13.06.2012)
- Gorilla mums use 'baby talk' with infants (Newstrack India, 13.06.2012)
- Gorilla communication: mums use 'baby talk' gestures (BBC, 12.06.2012)
- Female gorillas use 'baby talk' gestures when communicating with infants (Daily Mail, 12.06.2012)
May 2012
- Chimpanzees’ Table Manners Vary by Group (NYT, 14.05.2012)
- Like humans, chimps are found to have some culture, too (MSNBC, 10.05.2012)
- Chimps don't care about 'Keeping up with the Joneses' - they choose their own tools and ignore peer pressure to change (Daily Mail, 10.05.2012)
- Neighboring chimp communities have their own nut-cracking styles (PhysOrg, 10.05.2012)
- Culture results when chimps get cracking (ScienceNews, 10.05.2012)
- Chimps have culture, a new study suggests (Global Post, 10.05.2012)
- Neighboring Chimp Communities Have Their Own Nut-Cracking Styles (Science Daily, 10.05.2012)
- Like Humans, Chimps Have Culture, Too (LiveScience, 10.05.2012)
April 2012
- Could a Renewed Push for Access to Fossil Data Finally Topple Paleoanthropology’s Culture of Secrecy? (Scientific American, 08.05.2012)
- Even toddlers have a tendency to follow the crowd (news-medical.net, 16.04.2012)
- Anthropological Casting Call (Science AAAS, 13.04.2012)
- For Chimps, the Majority Rules (Science AAAS, 12.04.2012)
- Toddlers and Chimps 'Go With the Crowd' (Live Science, 12.04.2012)
- Protecting Wild Apes (Washington Magazine, April 2012)
March 2012
February 2012
- How to Get the Rich to Share the Marbles (NYT, 20.02.2012)
- Are dogs cleverer than chimps? Man's best friend is swifter on the uptake (Daily Mail, 09.02.2012)
- Complete Denisovan genome offers glimpse of ancient variation (Nature, 08.02.2012)
- Entire Genome Of Extinct Human Decoded From Fossil (news.science360, 08.02.2012)
- Ancient cave girl genome could crack Man's genetic puzzle (The Register, 08.02.2012)
- Pointing to the past:Scientists sequence whole genome of 'Denisovan' caveman from fossilised finger bone in Siberian cave (Daily Mail, 08.02.2012)
- Extinct human's genome placed on internet (TG Daily, 08.02.2012)
- Extinct Genome From Fossil Finger Posted Online (Science Now, 07.02.2012)
- Entire genome of extinct human reconstructed (New Scientist, 07.02.2012)
- Entire genome of extinct human sequenced (FOX News, 08.02.2012)
- DNA’s tell-all tale (Deccan Herald, 07.02.2012)
- Entire Genome of Extinct Human Decoded from Fossil (Science Daily, 07.02.2012)
- Entire genome of extinct human decoded from fossil (Science codex, 07.02.2012)
- Entire genome of extinct human decoded from fossil (idw-online, 07.02.2012)
- Genome of Extinct Human Relative Placed on Amazon Web Services (Wired, 07.02.2012)
- The nature of humanity: What’s a man? (The Economist, 04.02.2012)
- Human Brains Wire Up Slowly but Surely (Science Now, 01.02.2012)
January 2012
- Fossil DNA has clues to surviving rapid climate change (New Scientist, 31.01.2012)
- DNA Turning Human Story Into a Tell-All (NYT, 30.01.2012)
- Spelunking for Genes (Harvard Medicine, 27.01.2012)
- Bonobos' unusual success story (Biology News Net, 23.01.2012)
- Weizmann Institute and Max Planck Society establish a joint center for archaeology and anthropology (PhysOrg, 11.01.2012)
- Apes 'gamble like humans by calculating odds' (The Telegraph, 09.01.2012)
- Think your dog is smart? You're probably right (courier-journal, 08.01.2012)
- New German-Israeli Center Will Research Archaeology and Anthropology (Science AAAS, 06.01.2012)
- In the Eyes of a Dog (Science AAAS, 05.01.2012)
December 2011
- Researchers Find Chimps Selective When Giving Warning Calls (redOrbit, 31.12.2011)
- Wild chimps warn unaware others of danger (USAToday, 30.12.2011)
- How chimps sound the alarm when dangers sneak up on less clued-up friends (Daily Mail, 30.12.2011)
- Chimps likely to warn groups unaware of dangers (BioScholar, 30.12.2011)
- Chimps may have theory of mind (TG Daily, 30.12.2011)
- Chimpanzees Display Complex Understanding of Others' Mindset (International Business Times, 30.12.2011)
- Study: Apes willing to gamble like humans (UPI, 30.12.2011)
- Apes Also Play Gamble When It Comes To Acquiring Big Rewards (French Tribune, 30.12.2011)
- Chimpanzees consider their audience when communicating (BBC, 29.12.2011)
- Apes can gamble, just like humans (Daily Mail, 29.12.2011)
- I Know Something You Don't Know! (Science Daily, 29.12.2011)
- Chimpanzees seem to know what's on other chimps' minds (The Guardian, 29.12.2011)
- Study to find out if apes can use tools (thestar.com.my, 20.12.2011)
- Sense of smell said driver of evolution (UPI, 14.12.2011)
- We (literally) smell way better than Neanderthals did (io9, 14.12.2011)
- Compared to Neanderthals, modern humans have a better sense of smell (Health Canal, 14.12.2011)
- Follow your nose (Sciencecodex, 14.12.2011)
- Follow Your Nose: Compared to Neanderthals, Modern Humans Have a Better Sense of Smell (Science Daily, 14.12.2011)
- Did a good sense of smell give us an evolutionary advantage? (NHM, 13.12.2011)
- Was a keen sense of smell the key ingredient that allowed early man to outpace Neanderthals? (Daily Mail, 13.12.2011)
- Bulging Brain Structures Separate Us from Neanderthals (Live Science, 13.12.2011)
- We do have bigger brains than Neanderthals did (MSNBC, 13.12.2011)
- Study identifies factors to help save great apes (CORDIS, 12.12.2011)
- Gorillas and Chimpanzees to end up on a plate (Earth Times, 11.12.2011)
- Law Enforcement Key To Great Ape Survival (Red Orbit, 10.12.2011)
- Law Enforcement Vital for Great Ape Survival (Science Daily, 08.12.2011)
- Law enforcement vital for great ape survival (Science Codex, 08.12.2011)
- Chimps 'trade' just like humans (Daily Mail, 08.12.2011)
- Chimp markets reveal evolution of friendship (New Scientist, 07.12.2011)
November 2011
- ASU study on Neanderthal extinction sparks interest (asunews, 29.11.2011)
- Sex With Humans Made Neanderthals Extinct? (National Geographic News, 25.11.2011)
- 'Language gene' speeds learning (Nature News, 18.11.2011)
- Dear Professor, I think my husband may be a Neanderthal (The Guardian, 14.11.2011)
- Baby apes' arm waving hints at origins of language (New Scientist, 10.11.2011)
- Former Prof. Garners Major Research Award (The Emory Wheel, 10.11.2011)
- Study investigates cooperation habits in children and chimps (Cordis, 07.11.2011)
- Hawaiian honeycreepers and their tangled evolutionary tree (The Guardian, 03.11.2011)
October 2011
- How four-year-olds succumb to peer pressure (Daily Mail, 28.10.2011)
- Peer Pressure in Preschool Children (Science Daily, 25.10.2011)
- Peer pressure in preschool children (Health Canal, 25.10.2011)
- Researchers Trace Evolution of Diversity in Hawaiian Honeycreepers (Science Daily, 20.10.2011)
- Researchers Examine Ancient Stallions' Genetic Diversity (thehorse.com, 17.10.2011)
- On Teamwork, at Least, Chimps and Children Vary (NYT, 17.10.2011)
- Unlike chimps, children prefer to work together (mnn.com, 13.10.2011)
- Children like teamwork — chimps, not so much (MSNBC, 13.10.2011)
- Children Like Teamwork More Than Chimps Do (Livescience, 13.10.2011)
- Humans like to work together in solving tasks, chimps don't (Phys.org, 13.10.2011)
- Children, Not Chimps, Choose Collaboration (Science Daily, 13.10.2011)
- Teamwork Helps Kids Succeed Where Chimps Fail (ABC News, 13.10.2011)
- Jacobs Research Prize 2011 goes to Professor Michael Tomasello (prnewswire, 13.10.2011)
- Jacobs Research Prize 2011 goes to Professor Michael Tomasello (digitaljournal.com, 13.10.2011)
- Black Death-causing bacterium's DNA sequenced (DW World, 13.10.2011)
September 2011
- Study Supports Multiple Wave Migration Theory (The Harvard Crimson, 30.09.2011)
- The vast Asian realm of the lost humans (New Scientist, 29.09.2011)
- Aboriginal genome analysis comes to grips with ethics (Nature News, 28.09.2011)
- Stephen Fry shares his love of language in Fry’s Planet Word (Radiotimes, 25.09.2011)
- Aborigines have Siberian ancestor, finger bone study shows (News.com.au, 23.09.2011)
- First Aboriginal genome sequenced (Nature News, 22.09.2011)
- Humans colonised Asia in two waves (New Scientist, 22.09.2011)
- Humans reached Asia in two waves (Science News, 22.09.2011)
- Now-Extinct Relative Had Sex with Humans Far and Wide (LiveScience, 22.09.2011)
- DNA Study Suggests Asia Was Settled in Multiple Waves of Migration (Science Daily, 22.09.2011)
- DNA study suggests Asia was settled in multiple waves of migration (Physorg.com, 22.09.2011)
- German Scientists Bring Fossils into the Computer Age (Spiegel Online International, 16.09.2011)
- Human fossil '1.98 million years old' (Science Alert, 12.09.2011)
- Australopithecus sediba: can we stop calling it a 'missing link? (The Telegraph, 10.09.2011)
- New Evolutionary Link Between Australopiths And Humans (redOrbit, 09.09.2011)
- Tool-making ancestor may rewrite history (ABC News, 09.09.2011)
- Examining Ancient Fossils for Clues to Human Origins (npr, 09.09.2011)
- Fossil Finds Complicate Search for Human Ancestor (Smithsonian, 09.09.2011)
- Early Tool-Maker Fossil Could Rewrite Human Ancestry (Discovery News, 09.09.2011)
- 1.977-million-year-old 'Karabo' makes world debut (Times Live, 09.09.2011)
- Fossil Trove Sheds Light On a Stage of Evolution (Wall Street Journal, 09.09.2011)
- Australopithecus sediba may be an ancestor of modern humans (Guardian, 08.09.2011)
- The Verge of Human (Discover, 08.09.2011)
- You look familiar (The Economist, 08.09.2011)
- South African fossils halfway between ape and human (New Scientist, 08.09.2011)
- Complete hand fossil shows early tool-maker: study (The Vancouver Sun, 08.09.2011)
- The Mosaic Pre-Man (The Scientist, 08.09.2011)
- Fossils Reveal Puzzling Human Forerunner (The Wall Street Journal, 08.09.2011)
- New Ape-Like Species May Be a Human Ancestor, Fossils From Africa Suggest (Bloomberg, 08.09.2011)
- Fossils 'from oldest human ancestor' Homo sediba (The Australian, 08.09.2011)
- Sediba human ancestor could shift our origins to South Africa (Natural History Museum, 08.09.2011)
- New fossils revise human evolution theories (CBCnews, 08.09.2011)
- Human brain evolution, new insight through X-rays (Physorg.com, 08.09.2011)
- Rethinking Human Origins: Fossils Reveal a New Ancestor on the Family Tree (Time, 08.09.2011)
- Complete hand fossil shows early tool-maker (Times Live, 08.09.2011)
- New Fossils May Redraw Human Family Tree (NYT, 08.09.2011)
- Scientists report evidence of new human ancestor (CBS News, 08.09.2011)
- Old meets new: technology determines age of fossils (The Age, 08.09.2011)
- Top 'missing link' candidate found? (The Sydney Morning Herald, 08.09.2011)
- Evolutionary 'Game-Changer' From S. African Bones (Fox News, 08.09.2011)
- Closest Human Ancestor May Rewrite Steps in Our Evolution (Livescience, 08.09.2011)
- How African fossils put new spin on human origins story (BBC News, 08.09.2011)
- DNA clues to our inner Neanderthal (Guardian, 01.09.2011)
August 2011
- Who Were the Denisovans? (Science News, 26.08.2011)
- Europeans and Asians sport early human immune genes (USA Today, 25.08.2011)
- The great ape program (Guardian, 25.08.2011)
- Human Immune Systems Strengthened By Neanderthal Interbreeding (Red Orbit, 22.08.2011)
- Apes in Africa: The cultured chimpanzees (Nature News, 17.08.2011)
- Beyond Room 101: The hyperaggressive rat (New Scientist, 15.08.2011)
- Smile! Face Recognition IDs Chimps from Photos (Live Sciences, 12.08.2011)
- Stone Age toe could redraw human family tree (New Scientist, 10.08.2011)
- Recent Sightings of Neanderthals (The New Yorker, 09.08.2011)
- Facial-recognition software could help to save great apes (The Engineer, 02.08.2011)
- Researchers develop facial-recognition software for chimps (Wired, 01.08.2011)
July 2011
- Kids share, chimps stash (ScienceNews, 22.07.2011)
- Children share when they work together, chimps do not (Discover, 21.07.2011)
- Humans were built to share (Cosmos, 21.07.2011)
- Team work leads to equitable sharing of rewards (21.07.2011)
- Co-operative kids happy to share spoils (ABC Science, 21.07.2011)
- Collaboration Encourages Equal Sharing in Children but Not in Chimpanzees (Science Daily, 20.07.2011)
- Being the top ranking baboon is a high-stress job (ABC News, 14.07.2011)
- Thirst for Fairness May Have Helped Us Survive (NYT, 04.07.2011)
June 2011
- Animals don't have morality, people do (Spiked, 17.06.2011)
- Penn team uncovers skeleton of 'world's oldest child' (philly.com, 16.06.2011)
- Chimps solve Aesop's fable by spitting water into tube to reach a tasty peanut (Daily Mail, 09.06.2011)
- Spitting and urinating chimps 'replay Aesop's fable' (BBC News, 09.06.2011)
- Going ape: Ultraviolence and our primate cousins (New Scientist, 06.06.2011)
- Early hominin women had wanderlust (New Scientist, 02.06.2011)
- Human ancestors were Mama's Boys (USA Today, 02.06.2011)
- Early women had to go forth and multiply, while men stayed home (The Independent, 02.06.2011)
- Ancient males sink teeth into staying at home (Sydney Morning Herald, 02.06.2011)
- Early human dads stayed home (ABC Science, 02.06.2011)
- Early Human Dads Stayed at Home While Females Roamed (Discovery News, 01.06.2011)
- Wanderlust drove our female ancestors far from the home cave (The Guardian, 01.06.2011)
- Early man 'preferred to stay at home in his cave rather than roam' (Mirror, 01.06.2011)
- Human Ancestor Guys Stayed Home While Gals Cruised (Live Science, 01.06.2011)
- Hominid females roamed while males waited - study (Reuters, 01.06.2011)
- Ancient hominid males stayed home while females roamed (UC Boulder, 01.06.2011)
- Ancient Female Ancestors Roamed Far and Wide for Mates (Science now, 01.06.2011)
- Female australopiths seek brave new world (Nature news, 01.06.2011)
May 2011
- Reindeer teeth reveal Neanderthal's hunting strategies (sify news, 17.05.2011)
- Clues to Neanderthal hunting tactics hidden in reindeer teeth (Planet Earth online, 16.05.2011)
April 2011
March 2011
- The smartest dogs in the world (SF Gate, 31.03.2011)
- Animals Find Sanctuary With Scientists (Science Now, 29.03.2011)
- Scientists research whether you may be carrying 2% to 4% Neanderthal genes (allvoices.com, 29.03.2011)
- Supremacy of a Social Network (NYT, 14.03.2011)
- Chimps Have Better Sex Than Humans (Discovery News, 09.03.2011)
- Big brains and spineless penises (The Scientist, 09.03.2011)
- Why Human Penises Lost Their Spines (National Geographic, 09.03.2011)
February 2011
- Human ancestors have identity crisis (ScienceNews, 16.02.11)
- Entering a Wild Frontier: Testing Vaccines in Apes for Apes (Science Now, 07.02.2011)
January 2011
- No Mental Chumps: Chimps Decipher What Others Are Thinking (LiveScience, 31.01.2011)
- Orangutan Genome Full of Surprises (Science Now, 26.01.2011)
- Lack of sex bad for grapes' health (pressdemocrat.com, 24.01.2011)
- Former Wofford prof's dog, Chaser, featured in New York Times article (groupstate.com, 19.01.2011)
- Modern humans wore clothing way back (LA Times, 08.01.2011)
- We were all naked until 170,000 years ago (USA Today, 07.01.2011)
- Researchers to drill for hobbit history (Nature, 05.01.2011)