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Svantee Paabo: Swedish academician, who cracked Neanderthals' DNA, wins Nobel for Medicine

Swedish geneticist Svantee Paabo, whose work provided key insights into human evolution and and how humans spread around the planet by achieving "the seemingly impossible task" of cracking the genetic code of the Neanderthals was Monday announced as the winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Oct 4, 2022

400,000-year-old Tools Made from Elephant Bones Discovered in Italy; Predate Similar Tools By 100,000 Years [Study]

According to a study by an international team of researchers, the elephant bone tools were excavated at a site in Castel di Guido, Italy, where a large number of elephants had perished several thousand years ago.

Sep 2, 2021

Can animals recognize numbers? New study says dogs and honeybees can, but with a limitation

The research asserts that humans and animals do share some numerical abilities in common

Aug 14, 2021

Scientists discover Asteroid impact in Antarctica when Neanderthals were roaming Europe 430,000 years ago

It was 430,000 years ago, during the middle of the Pleistocene epoch when the earliest Neanderthals were roaming across Europe that the asteroid had hit the Antarctic

Apr 2, 2021

What happens when zebra mates with donkey? Zonkey with stripey legs!

Medical experts made it clear that this zonkey will not be able to reproduce in the future due to the chromosomal difference of its parents.

Apr 15, 2020

Scientists unveil new details about ancient human ancestor 'Little Foot'

Ancient human ancestors Little Foot spent most of the time in trees to protect themselves from predators

Mar 21, 2020

Everyone is little Neanderthal, new research finds

All modern humans are a few percent Neanderthal by DNA, including Africans who were through to have little Neanderthal DNA- according to a new study.

Jan 31, 2020

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Scientists unveil real reason behind the extinction of Neanderthal

The research report suggested that humans did not play a crucial role in the existence of Neanderthals

Dec 2, 2019

Homo luzonensis, the species of dwarf humans found in Philippines island

Newly found hobbit-like mystery species lived beside, mated with humans: Report

Homo luzonensis named after Philippines island of Luzon, where 13 bones have been unearthed, lived alongside other modern humans some 50,000 years ago, scientists say.

Apr 21, 2019

American woman kills giraffe, poses selfie with IUCN 'Red Listed' animal

US woman killed "rare" giraffe in South Africa in 2017, the photos of which have gone viral recently, inviting criticism from all across the globe. The hunter defends herself.

Jul 4, 2018

Shape of brain, not its size helped early humans replace the Neanderthals

Neanderthals had smaller cerebellums when compared to modern humans and that meant they could not adapt to the changing environment as well as modern human invasion.

Apr 30, 2018

Hanumantha Rao tearing Arjun Reddy kissing poster

Arjun Reddy kissing poster controversy: RGV takes a dig at Congress leader Hanumantha Rao

Ram Gopal Varma aka RGV courted a controversy by blasting Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao over tearing the kissing poster of Arjun Reddy starring Vijay Devarakonda and Shalini Pandey.

Aug 23, 2017

Shiv Sena uses 3 strong-arm tactics in Lok Sabha for Ravindra Gaikwad, but they will all fail | ANALYSIS

Air India sources say they have been instructed to increase security and surveillance across all airports.

Apr 6, 2017

History of the human face: Video shows six million year evolution of the face of man

A video showing the facial changes that Europeans have gone through

Nov 9, 2015

Shell Drawing Shows Art Began 300,000 Years Earlier than we Know

A new zig-zag pattern on a palm-sized shell that was drawn 540,000 years ago has the capacity to re-write our entire understanding of human origins and art.

Dec 5, 2014

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