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Humans spread out of Africa later

Humans spread out of Africa later

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (18) | comments 4

Modern humans spread out of Africa 20,000 years later than previously thought, according to new genetic research just published.


Europe's first farmers replaced their Stone Age hunter-gatherer forerunners

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- DNA study suggests that further waves of prehistoric immigration are waiting to be discovered. Central and northern Europe's first farmers were immigrants with barely any ancestral ties to the modern population, ...


New 'molecular clock' aids dating of human migration history

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Leeds have devised a more accurate method of dating ancient human migration - even when no corroborating archaeological evidence exists.


Neanderthal

Study confirms 3 Neanderthal sub-groups

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

The Neanderthals inhabited a vast geographical area extending from Europe to western Asia and the Middle East 30,000 to 100,000 years ago. Now, a group of researchers are questioning whether or not the Neanderthals ...


Lice genomes: Pieces of a new puzzle

Lice genomes: Pieces of a new puzzle

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Parents and school nurses take note. Lice are a familiar nuisance around the world and vectors of serious diseases, such as epidemic typhus, in developing regions. New research indicates that lice may actually ...