Human Origins
Researchers have discovered the homeobox gene Anf / Hesx1 in lampreys. It is the most ancient gene in modern vertebrates.
New research conducted by scientists at the University of York reveals for the first time that Europe's earliest humans did not use fire for cooking, but had a balanced diet of meat and plants -- all eaten raw.
He stood a majestic 5-foot-5, weighed around 100 pounds and maybe had a harem. That's what scientists figure from the footprints he left behind some 3.7 million year ago.
"The results for Lucy are convincing and intuitive."
According to new genetics research, relationships between the ancestors of modern humans likely involved interbreeding within and outside of Africa.
Perhaps the bias against left-handers dates back much further than we thought.
"This paper is just the tip of the iceberg"
It wasn’t modern humans!