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New Research Confirms 'Out Of Africa' Theory Of Human Evolution (May 10, 2007) -- New research confirms the "Out Of Africa" hypothesis that all modern humans stem from a single group of Homo sapiens who emigrated from Africa 2,000 generations ago and spread throughout Eurasia over ... > full story

Gene Mutation Linked To Cognition Is Found Only In Humans (May 9, 2007) -- A new study showed that a certain form of neuropsin, a protein that plays a role in learning and memory, is expressed only in the central nervous systems of humans and that it originated less than ... > full story

Climate Change Pushed Neanderthal Into Extinction In Iberian Peninsula, Spanish Researcher Says (May 2, 2007) -- Recent studies carried out in Gorham's cave, on Gibraltar, proved to be definitive for this work, researcher asserts. Results show that the Neanderthal extinction could have been greatly determined ... > full story

The Emerging Fate Of The Neandertals (April 24, 2007) -- For nearly a century, anthropologists have been debating the relationship of Neandertals to modern humans. Central to the debate is whether Neandertals contributed directly or indirectly to the ... > full story

Human-chimp Gene Study Upsets Long-held View (April 21, 2007) -- Put a human and a chimpanzee side by side, and it seems obvious which lineage has changed the most since the two diverged from a common ancestor millions of years ago. Such apparent physical ... > full story

Human-Chimp Differences Uncovered With Analysis Of Rhesus Monkey Genome (April 13, 2007) -- An international consortium of researchers has published the genome sequence of the rhesus macaque monkey and aligned it with the chimpanzee and human genomes. The analysis reveals that the three ... > full story

Bony Vertebrate Evolution: Elephant Sharks Closer To Humans Than Teleost Fish (April 3, 2007) -- The cartilaginous elephant shark has a basal phylogenetic position useful for understanding jawed vertebrate evolution. Survey sequencing of its genome identified four Hox clusters, suggesting that, ... > full story

Man's Earliest Direct Ancestors Looked More Apelike Than Previously Believed (March 27, 2007) -- A computer-generated reconstruction by NYU College of Dentistry Professor Timothy Bromage shows a 1.9 million-year-old skull belonging to Homo rudolfensis with a surprisingly small brain and ... > full story

Global Warming Could Be Reversing A Trend That Led To Bigger Human Brains (March 23, 2007) -- Early humans developed larger brains as they adapted to colder climates, according to University at Albany ... > full story

Tooth Decay Analysis Supports 'Out Of Africa' Theory Of Human Evolution (March 16, 2007) -- A research team has found the first oral bacterial evidence supporting the dispersal of modern Homo sapiens out of Africa to Asia. The team discovered that Streptoccocus mutans, a bacterium ... > full story

How Long Is A Child A Child? Human Developmental Patterns Emerged More Than 160,000 Years Ago (March 14, 2007) -- Research on a Homo sapiens juvenile fossil shows that modern human developmental patterns emerged more than 160,000 years ago. Researchers have recently found evidence that some of the earliest ... > full story

These Legs Were Made For Fighting: Human Ancestors Had Short Legs For Combat, Not Just Climbing (March 12, 2007) -- Ape-like human ancestors known as australopiths had short legs because a squat physique and stance helped the males fight over access to females, a University of Utah study concludes. "The old ... > full story

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Homo (genus) -- Homo is the genus that includes modern humans and their close relatives. The genus is estimated to be between 1.5 and 2.5 million years old. All species except Homo sapiens are extinct. Homo ... > full article

Rhodesian Man -- Rhodesian Man (Homo rhodesiensis) is a hominin fossil that was described from a cranium found in an iron and zinc mine in Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) in 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner. ... > full article

Neandertal interaction with Cro-Magnons -- Neanderthals apparently co-existed with anatomically modern humans beginning some 100,000 years ago. However, about 45,000 years ago, at about the time that stoneworking techniques similar to those ... > full article

Homo heidelbergensis -- Homo heidelbergensis (Heidelberg Man) is an extinct species of the genus Homo and the thought to be a direct ancestor of Homo neanderthalensis in Europe. According to the "Recent Out of Africa" ... > full article

Homo rudolfensis -- Homo rudolfensis is a fossil hominin species originally proposed in 1986 by V. P. Alexeev for the specimen Skull 1470 (KNM ER 1470). Originally thought to be a member of the species Homo habilis, the ... > full article

Homo antecessor -- Homo antecessor is an extinct hominin species that was discovered by E. Carbonell, J.L. Arsuaga and J.M. Bermudez de Castro. They are one of the earliest known hominins in Europe, with those from the ... > full article

Homo erectus -- Homo erectus ("upright man") is a hominin species that is believed to be an ancestor of modern humans (with Homo heidelbergensis usually treated as an intermediary step). The species is found from ... > full article

Homo ergaster -- Homo ergaster ("working man") is an extinct hominid species (or subspecies, according to some authorities) which lived throughout eastern and southern Africa between 1.9 to 1.4 million years ago with ... > full article

Homo habilis -- Homo habilis ("handy man", "skillful person") is a species of the genus Homo, which lived from approximately 2.5 million to 1.8 million years ago at the beginning of the Pleistocene. The definition ... > full article

Human evolution -- Human evolution is the process of change and development, or evolution, by which human beings emerged as a distinct species. It is the subject of a broad scientific inquiry that seeks to understand ... > full article

The Complete World of Human Evolution
A compelling, authoritative, and superbly illustrated account of the rise and eventual domination of our species.Human domination of the earth is now so complete that it is easy to forget how ... > read more

The Third Chimpanzee : The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Jared Diamond states the theme of his book up-front: "How the human species changed, within a short time, from just another species of big mammal to a world conqueror; and how we acquired the ... > read more

Human Molecular Genetics, Third Edition
Univ. of Newcastle, UK. Textbook focuses on the new knowledge in human molecular genetics since the Human Genome Project. Includes new chapters on cells and development and on functional genomics, ... > read more

Introduction to Human Factors Engineering (2nd Edition)
This book describes the capabilities and limitations of the human operator—both physical and mental—and how these should be used to guide the design of systems with which people interact. ... > read more

The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for ... > read more

Human Osteology, Second Edition
Human Osteology, Second Edition is designed for students and professionals who wish to advance their osteological skills in terms of accurately identifying human skeletal remains, however isolated ... > read more

Human Error
Modern technology has now reached a point where improved safety can only be achieved through a better understanding of human error mechanisms. In its treatment of major accidents, the book spans the ... > read more

Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology with Essentials of InterActive Physiology CD-ROM (8th Edition)
Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, Eighth Edition continues to set the standard for A&P; texts with an enhanced media package and new active learning features that help readers better visualize ... > read more

PHR/SPHR: Professional in Human Resources Certification Study Guide
Whether you're a HR professional seeking to validate the skills and knowledge acquired through years of practical experience or a relative newcomer to the HR field looking to strengthen your ... > read more

Forensic DNA Typing, Second Edition : Biology, Technology, and Genetics of STR Markers
Since the enormously successful first edition of Forensic DNA Typing was published, the Human Genome Project has published a draft sequence of the human genome and completed the finished reference ... > read more

 
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