Human Evolution

• Mysterious 300,000-year-old skull could be new species of human, researchers say

  The skull, found in China, joins a growing body of fossils that are calling into question our current conception of the human family tree.

  Science

  Aug 10, 2023
  
• Swedish scientist awarded Nobel Prize in medicine for work on human evolution

  Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries 'concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.'

  Health

  Oct 3, 2022
  
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• Mammoth bones, ‘ghost’ footprints: Did humans arrive in North America much earlier than we thought?

  A scientific debate about when humans arrived in North America is heating up thanks to two recent discoveries in New Mexico and Utah.

  Science

  Aug 4, 2022
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• Having trouble with isolation? Socializing is hardwired into our DNA, says Winnipeg researcher

  Are you having trouble staying away from others during COVID-19 lockdown? It might be because the desire to be social is in your DNA.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2021
• These sea-hunting people in Southeast Asia evolved to dive hundreds of feet on a single breath

  The Bajau people have larger-than-normal spleens, which allow them to dive hundreds of feet to spear fish and gather crustaceans.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2018
• Second sun: Researchers find new evidence that another star grazed solar system 70,000 years ago

  The star may have been visible to early humans, who co-existed with Neanderthals on Earth during that time period.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2018
• Study suggests increase in C-section births is preventing female evolution

  A new study out of Vienna is suggesting the increase in women opting for cesarean section births is getting in the way of females evolving to have wider pelvises, which would accommodate the growing brains and heads of babies.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2016