For what they were... we are

New ancient DNA research has identified the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which causes the deadly and epidemic illness known as plague , in Ch...

Children that at early ages have similar or even greater gray matter than their wealthier peers, get stuck in a weaker development as they ...

Cepaea nemoralis (CC by Papa Lima Whiskey 2) The problem of disjunct distribution of Western European species or, in this case, subcl...

I believe it is worth recommending the reading of this new review paper which discusses the various evolutionary theories en vogue, with em...

It depends apparently: bonobos may have diverged quite suddenly while in other cases, including the Pan-Homo split, the process of speciati...

That is the intriguing conclusion of a new study: Michael H. Morgan and David R. Carrier, Protective buttressing of the human fist and ...

This is one of those perplexing astronomical news that make history and I can't but mention. US scientists have found, with the help of...

The low density of elephant hair has been demonstrated to help cooling: Conor L. Myrvhold. What Is the Use of Elephant Hair? PLoS ONE ...

Anthropological and genetic news have been piling up in this strike journey. I'm not sure if I will be able to address all as they may ...

An image says more than a thousand words. And in this case the image is a brain scan... or rather two side by side: Both brains belong ...

It may sound botanically erudite but it is also of great relevance in order to better understand the ecology and geography of people livin...

Credit: Image created by Ivana Semova, PhD Certain gut microbes, known as Firmicutes , whose abundance varies from individual to indivi...

From the often great comic strip (cum video theater) Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal :

Actual modern hybrid According to new research, polar and brown bears could have diverged as long ago as 4-5 million years but have b...

Fig. 1 A new study finds that some peculiarities of adult Neanderthal skeletons may be the product from repetitive scrapping: Colin...

Some more links for you.  I'm also lifting the temporary comment moderation filter, hopefully lessons have been learned and no more suc...

Lots of links that I think of interest but I do not have time, knowledge or enough discipline to deal with in greater detail. Truly sorry a...