Neanderthals Were Cannibals
Neanderthals were our close relatives. They were sharing with us 99.7% of DNA. Scientists from the University of Oxford estimated that they extinct between 41,000 and 39,000 years ago. The…
Human Origins
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DNA Study May Point to New, Extinct Human Species
DNA of Melanesians of the South Pacific point to a possible third, but still unidentified extinct human species. DNA tests on the Melanesians, a group of Indigenous people living in…
Time to Rewrite Human Evolution
The genome of the oldest human DNA ever has just been sequenced. The DNA was taken from a thigh bone and tooth of a 430,000 year old skeleton found in…
Researchers Unearth Shocking Hunter-Gatherer Massacre Scene
OOTBS Thought: The seeds of war seem to date farther back than we previously thought. Likely this illustrates a much deeper and ingrained reaction than we want to admit in modern…
Cure for Menopause
Possibly as revolutionary as the birth control pill, a new technique may offer a way to delay or reverse menopause. Allowing for treatment of menopause symptoms without the use of…