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Neanderthals and humans first mated 50,000 years ago, DNA reveals

October 21, 2015

Neanderthals and humans first mated 50,000 years ago, DNA reveals

The DNA from the 45,000-year-old bone of a man from Siberia is helping to pinpoint when modern humans and Neanderthals first interbred, researchers say

Ancient sloths: 5-ton creatures grew monstrously fast

October 21, 2015

Ancient sloths: 5-ton creatures grew monstrously fast

An ancient sloth weighing some 5 tons and sporting claws that extended a foot (0.3 meters) is helping to reveal how the slow, furry creatures ballooned in size long ago at a startlingly fast rate, a new study finds

This extreme Antarctic insect has the tiniest genome

October 21, 2015

This extreme Antarctic insect has the tiniest genome

The Antarctic midge is a simple insect: no wings, a slender black body and an adult life span of not much more than a week

Radar images show human footprint claims more of Earth

October 21, 2015

Radar images show human footprint claims more of Earth

A new global survey of human development finds people have settled more of the Earth than previously estimated, according to researchers with the German Remote Sensing Data Center.

180-million-year-old fossils revealed in Jurassic deep sea

October 21, 2015

180-million-year-old fossils revealed in Jurassic deep sea

Ancient fossils now reveal that the deep sea may be the origin of many lineages of sea creatures found closer to the surface, such as a number of sea stars, sea urchins and snails, researchers say.

10 ways animals live longer

October 21, 2015

10 ways animals live longer

10 ways animals live longer

American dogs come from Asia

October 21, 2015

American dogs come from Asia

European colonization of the Americas brought smallpox, starvation and warfare that decimated indigenous populations -- and dogs.

Comet strikes may have jump-started life on Earth

October 21, 2015

Comet strikes may have jump-started life on Earth

Life's building blocks can form in the harsh environment of deep space, a new study suggests, bolstering the odds that a comet or meteorite strike may have jump-started biological evolution on Earth.

Christianity may alter animal life in Amazon

October 21, 2015

Christianity may alter animal life in Amazon

Religious and cultural norms often dictate which animals should be protected, eaten or avoided at all costs.

History's biggest scientific fraud goes under the microscope

October 21, 2015

History's biggest scientific fraud goes under the microscope

It's a detective story with a century-old crime: The forgery of a supposed "missing link" in human evolution that went undetected for decades.