Anthropology News -- ScienceDaily //www.koonmotors.com/news/fossils_ruins/anthropology/ 人类学的消息。了解早期人类文化,civilizations and latest discoveries at ancient sites in our anthropology news. en-us Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:55:09 EDT Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:55:09 EDT 60 Anthropology News -- ScienceDaily //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/fossils_ruins/anthropology/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. Neanderthal gene variants associated with greater pain sensitivity //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010182939.htm People who carry three gene variants that have bene inherited from Neanderthals are more sensitive to some types of pain, according to a new study. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:29:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231010182939.htm Evidence from the remains of 1918 flu pandemic victims contradicts long-held belief that healthy young adults were particularly vulnerable //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231009191721.htm New analysis of the remains of victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, contradicts the widespread belief the flu disproportionately impacted healthy young adults. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:17:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231009191721.htm Early human migrants followed lush corridor-route out of Africa //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231004150515.htm Scientists have found early human migrants left Africa for Eurasia, across the Sinai peninsula and on through Jordan, over 80-thousand years ago. Researchers have proved there was a 'well-watered corridor' which funneled hunter-gatherers through The Levant towards western Asia and northern Arabia via Jordan. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:05:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231004150515.htm DNA from discarded whale bones suggests loss of genetic diversity due to commercial whaling //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002170816.htm Commercial whaling in the 20th century decimated populations of large whales but also appears to have had a lasting impact on the genetic diversity of today’s surviving whales, new research shows. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:08:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002170816.htm Climate and human land use both play roles in Pacific island wildfires past and present //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002124210.htm It’s long been understood that human settlement contributes to conditions that make Pacific Islands more susceptible to wildfires, such as the devastating Aug. 8 event that destroyed the Maui community of Lahaina. But a new study from fire scientist shows that climate is an undervalued part of the equation. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:42:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002124210.htm Insights into early snake evolution through brain analysis //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230929170935.htm Recent study sheds new light on the enigmatic early evolution of snakes by examining an unexpected source: their brains. The results emphasize the significance of studying both the soft parts of animals’ bodies and their bones for understanding how animals evolved. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:09:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230929170935.htm A turtle time capsule: DNA found in ancient shell //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928151950.htm Paleontologists discover possible DNA remains in fossil turtle that lived 6 million years ago in Panama, where continents collide. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:19:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928151950.htm Modelling of adhesive technology sheds new light on prehistoric cognition //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124844.htm Studying prehistoric production processes of birch bark tar using computational modelling reveals what kinds of cognition were required for the materials produced by Neanderthal and early modern humans. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:48:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230925124844.htm Pollen analysis suggests peopling of Siberia and Europe by modern humans occurred during a major Pleistocene warming spell //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230922141247.htm A new study appearing in Science Advances compares Pleistocene vegetation communities around Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, to the oldest archeological traces of Homo sapiens in the region. The researchers use the 'remarkable evidence' to tell a compelling story from 45,000-50,000 years ago with new detail: how the first humans migrated across Europe and Asia. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:12:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230922141247.htm Probing the deep genetic structure of Africa //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230922141244.htm Using ancestry decomposition techniques an international research team has revealed a deeply divergent ancestry among admixed populations from the Angolan Namib desert. This unique genetic heritage brings the researchers closer to understanding the distribution of genetic variation in the broader region of southern Africa before the spread of food production. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:12:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230922141244.htm New study reveals a long history of violence in ancient hunter-gatherer societies //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230921154500.htm Violence was a consistent part of life among ancient communities of hunter-gatherers, according to a new study that looked for signs of trauma on 10,000-year-old skeletal remains from burial sites in northern Chile. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:45:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230921154500.htm Ritual use of human remains dating from the Neolithic //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230921105725.htm An international study has documented post-mortem bone modifications not linked to consumption. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:57:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230921105725.htm Ancient Amazonians intentionally created fertile 'dark earth' //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920152306.htm A new study suggests patches of fertile soil in the Amazon, known as dark earth, were intentionally produced by ancient Amazonians as a way to improve the soil and sustain large and complex societies. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:23:06 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920152306.htm Archaeologists discover world's oldest wooden structure //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920111301.htm Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:13:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920111301.htm Slow growth in crocodile ancestors pre-dated their semi-aquatic lifestyle //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920111207.htm A groundbreaking study is reshaping our understanding of crocodile evolution by pinpointing the onset of slow growth rates to the Late Triassic period, much earlier than the previously assumed Early Jurassic timeline. The research highlights newly discovered fossil crocodile ancestors (known as crocodylomorphs) that exhibited slow growth rates, similar to modern-day crocodilians. Intriguingly, these early crocodylomorphs were not the lethargic, semi-aquatic creatures we are familiar with today; they were small, active, and fully terrestrial. The study also suggests that this slow-growth strategy was not a mere evolutionary quirk but a survival mechanism, as only the slow-growing crocodylomorphs managed to survive the End-Triassic mass extinction. This stands in stark contrast to the fast-growing dinosaurs of the same era, setting the stage for the divergent evolutionary paths that would later define their modern descendants. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:12:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920111207.htm Prehistoric fish fills 100 million year gap in evolution of the skull //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920110303.htm X-rays of an ancient jawless fish shows earliest-known example of internal cartilage skull, unlike that of any other known vertebrate. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:03:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920110303.htm Tiny sea creatures reveal the ancient origins of neurons //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230919154832.htm 一项新的研究启示了模式的起源rn brain cells. Researchers find evidence that specialized secretory cells found in placozoans, tiny sea creatures the size of a grain of sand, have many similarities to the neuron, such as the genes required to create a partial synapse. From an evolutionary point of view, early neurons might have started as something like these cells, eventually gaining the ability to create a complete synapse, form axons and dendrites and create ion channels that generate fast electrical signals -- innovations which gave rise to the neuron in more complex animals such as jellyfish. Though the complete story of how the first neuron appeared remains to be told, the study demonstrates that the basic building blocks for our brain cells were forming in the ancestors of placozoans grazing inconspicuously in the shallow seas of Earth around 800 million years ago. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:48:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230919154832.htm Buried ancient Roman glass formed substance with modern applications //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230918153207.htm Researchers discover how molecules in ancient glass rearrange and recombine with minerals over centuries to form a patina of photonic crystals -- ordered arrangements of atoms that filter and reflect light in very specific ways -- an analog of materials used in communications, lasers and solar cells. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:32:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230918153207.htm Study links epigenetic changes to historic trauma in Alaska Native communities //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907205950.htm Researchers investigated the relationship between historical traumatic events experienced by Alaska Native communities and epigenetic markers on genes that previous studies have linked to trauma. The new study found a similar pattern among Alaska Native participants, with specific epigenetic differences observed in those who reported experiencing the most intense symptoms of distress when reflecting on historic losses. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:59:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907205950.htm St Helena's 'liberated' Africans came from West Central Africa between northern Angola and Gabon //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130348.htm 从1840年到1867年,成千上万的奴役非洲的ans who had been 'liberated' from slave ships intercepted by the British Royal Navy were taken to the South Atlantic island of St Helena. But little is written in history books or otherwise known about the lives of these individuals. Now, ancient DNA analyses offer the first direct evidence for the origins of St Helena's liberated Africans. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130348.htm 'Monstrous births' and the making of race in the nineteenth-century United States //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130307.htm 中世纪的启蒙,monstrous births' -- malformed or anomalous fetuses -- were, to Western medicine, an object of superstition. In 19th-century America, they became instead an object of the 'modern scientific study of monstrosity,' a field formalized by French scientist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. This clinical turn was positioned against the backdrop of social, political, and economic activity that codified laws governing slavery, citizenship, immigration, family, wealth, and access to resources. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130307.htm Human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202500.htm Researchers report that the flexible shoulders and elbows that allow us to throw a football or reach a high shelf may have evolved as a natural braking system that let our primate ancestors get out of trees without dying. The researchers used sports-analysis software to compare the climbing movements of chimpanzees and small monkeys called mangabeys. While the animals climb up trees similarly, the researchers found that the shallow, rounded shoulder joints and shortened elbow bones that chimps have -- similar to humans -- allow them to fully extend their arms above their heads when climbing down, holding onto branches like a person going down a ladder to support their greater weight. When early humans left forests for the grassy savanna, these versatile appendages would have been essential for gathering food and using tools for hunting and defense. The findings are among the first to identify the significance of 'downclimbing' in the evolution of apes and early humans. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:25:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202500.htm Pioneering research sheds surprising new light on evolution of plant kingdom //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905125010.htm A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the evolution of plant biology, effectively rewriting the history of how they evolved over the past billion years. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:50:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905125010.htm Causes of the Qing Dynasty's collapse: Parallels to today's instability //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230904104620.htm The Qing Dynasty in China, after over 250 years, crumbled in 1912. An international research team has pinpointed key reasons behind the collapse, revealing parallels to modern instability and offering vital lessons for the future. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:46:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230904104620.htm The scent of the afterlife unbottled in new study of ancient Egyptian mummification balms //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121651.htm A team of researchers has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyptian woman more than 3500 years ago. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:16:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121651.htm Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of early animal evolution //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125929.htm Scientists use cutting edge scanning technology to reconstruct 'fossil monster' that lived half a billion years ago. The creature's soft anatomy was well-preserved, allowing it to be imaged almost completely: It fills a gap in our understanding of the evolution of arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:59:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125929.htm Wastewater pipe dig reveals 'fossil treasure trove' //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105530.htm A new article describes the 266 fossil species as one of the richest and most diverse groups of three-million-year-old fauna ever found in New Zealand. At least ten previously unknown species will be described and named in future research. Fossils of the world's oldest known flax snails, an extinct sawshark spine, and great white shark teeth have all been found in a mound of sand excavated from beneath Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in 2020. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:55:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105530.htm Malaysian rock art found to depict elite -- Indigenous conflict //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165415.htm Researchers have dated drawings of Gua Sireh Cave in Sarawak, uncovering a sad story of conflict in the process. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:54:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823165415.htm Buffalo slaughter left lasting impact on Indigenous peoples //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122553.htm The near extinction of the North American bison in the late 1800s caused a devastating, lasting economic shock to Indigenous peoples whose lives depended on the animals, an economic study finds. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:25:53 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122553.htm Bronze Age family systems deciphered: Palaeogeneticists analyse a 3,800-year-old extended family //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230822111703.htm Researchers have analyzed the genomes of skeletons from an extended family from a Bronze Age necropolis in the Russian steppe. The 3,800-year-old 'Nepluyevsky' burial mound was excavated several years ago and is located on the geographical border between Europe and Asia. Using statistical genomics, the family and marriage relationships of this society have now been deciphered. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:17:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230822111703.htm Ancient metal cauldrons give us clues about what people ate in the Bronze Age //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230818135141.htm Archaeologists have long been drawing conclusions about how ancient tools were used by the people who crafted them based on written records and context clues. But with dietary practices, they have had to make assumptions about what was eaten and how it was prepared. A new study analyzed protein residues from ancient cooking cauldrons and found that the people of Caucasus ate deer, sheep, goats, and members of the cow family during the Maykop period (3700--2900 BCE). Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:51:41 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230818135141.htm Unveiling Japan's ancient practice of cranial modification: The case of the Hirota people in Tanegashima //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230816160024.htm Cranial modification is a form of body alteration where the head is pressed or bound to permanently deform the skull. The practice has been reported across various cultures throughout history. Researchers report that the Hirota people -- who lived on the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima between the 3rd to 7th century CE -- also conducted cranial modification, with indication that both males and females performed the practice. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:00:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230816160024.htm Iceman Ötzi: Dark skin, bald head, Anatolian ancestry //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230816114103.htm A research team has used advanced sequencing technology to analyze Ötzi's genome to obtain a more accurate picture of the Iceman's appearance and genetic origins. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:41:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230816114103.htm Key role of ice age cycles in early human interbreeding //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122355.htm Recent paleogenomic research revealed that interbreeding was common among early human species. However, little was known about when, where, and how often this hominin interbreeding took place. Using paleoanthropological evidence, genetic data, and supercomputer simulations of past climate, a team of international researchers has found that interglacial climates and corresponding shifts in vegetation created common habitats for Neanderthals and Denisovans, increasing their chances for interbreeding and gene flow in parts of Europe and central Asia. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:23:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122355.htm China's oldest water pipes were a communal effort //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122307.htm A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic people were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralized state authority, finds a new study. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:23:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230814122307.htm A climate-orchestrated early human love story //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810141046.htm A new study finds that past changes in atmospheric CO2 and corresponding shifts in climate and vegetation played a key role in determining when and where early human species interbred. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:10:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810141046.htm How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810141044.htm A new study finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in the North Atlantic and corresponding shifts in climate, vegetation and food resources disrupted early human occupation of Europe. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:10:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230810141044.htm Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of Cattle in the Americas //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230808110950.htm Using ancient DNA, researchers have determined cattle were imported from Africa to the Americas much earlier in the process of European colonization than documented. The first records of African cattle in the Americas date back to the 1800s, leading some historians to conclude that early colonists relied entirely on a small stock of European cattle initially shipped to the Caribbean Islands. DNA from archaeological specimens pushes the introduction of African cattle back by more than 100 years. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:09:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230808110950.htm Researchers discuss the ethical challenges of studying DNA from a 18th--19th century African American community //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803141708.htm A population genetics team recently identified the genetic relationship between over 40,000 23andMe users and a population of enslaved and free African Americans that lived in Catoctin Furnace, Maryland between 1776--1850. Over the course of this study, the researchers considered how best to inform descendants and other genetic relatives of their genetic connection to the site. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:17:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230803141708.htm 'Time-traveling' pathogens in melting permafrost pose likely risk to environment //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727211659.htm Ancient pathogens that escape from melting permafrost have real potential to damage microbial communities and might potentially threaten human health, according to a new study. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:16:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727211659.htm New insights into the origin of the Indo-European languages //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143913.htm 一个国际研究小组的语言学家和遗传学家has achieved a significant breakthrough in our understanding of the origins of Indo-European, a family of languages spoken by nearly half of the world's population. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:39:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230727143913.htm Family trees from the European Neolithic //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726113054.htm The Neolithic burial site of Gurgy 'les Noisats' in France revealed two unprecedentedly large family trees which allowed a Franco-German team to explore the social organization of the 6,700-year-old community. Based on multiple lines of evidence, the team describes a close kin group which practiced monogamy and female exogamy, and experienced generally stable times. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:30:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230726113054.htm Butterflies and moths share ancient 'blocks' of DNA //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142054.htm Butterflies and moths share 'blocks' of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research shows. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:20:54 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230713142054.htm Giant stone artefacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent, UK //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706002155.htm Researchers have discovered some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools in Britain. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:21:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706002155.htm Humans' evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626163847.htm Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives butchering and likely eating one another. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:38:47 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230626163847.htm Lessons in sustainability, evolution and human adaptation -- courtesy of the Holocene //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230623161131.htm The El Gigante rockshelter in western Honduras is among only a handful of archaeological sites in the Americas that contain well-preserved botanical remains spanning the last 11,000 years. Considered one of the most important archaeological sites discovered in Central America in the last 40 years, El Gigante was recently nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:11:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230623161131.htm 'We're all Asgardians': New clues about the origin of complex life //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622182815.htm According to a new study, eukaryotes -- complex life forms with nuclei in their cells, including all the world's plants, animals, insects and fungi -- trace their roots to a common Asgard archaean ancestor. That means eukaryotes are, in the parlance of evolutionary biologists, a 'well-nested clade' within Asgard archaea, similar to how birds are one of several groups within a larger group called dinosaurs, sharing a common ancestor. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:28:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230622182815.htm Cave excavation pushes back the clock on early human migration to Laos //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621164756.htm Fifteen years of archaeological work in the Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos has yielded a reliable chronology of early human occupation of the site. The team's excavations through the layers of sediments and bones that gradually washed into the cave and were left untouched for tens of thousands of years reveals that humans lived in the area for at least 70,000 years -- and likely even longer. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:47:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230621164756.htm Focus on function helps identify the changes that made us human //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620113811.htm Research sheds light on human evolution, and demonstrates an approach for identifying significant differences in how genes are used between closely-related species. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:38:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620113811.htm Face of Anglo-Saxon teen VIP revealed with new evidence about her life //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620113809.htm The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge (UK) in the 7th century with an incredibly rare gold and garnet cross (the 'Trumpington Cross') has been reconstructed following analysis of her skull. The striking image is going on public display for the first time on 21st June, with new scientific evidence showing that she moved to England from Central Europe as a young girl, leading to an intriguing change in her diet. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 11:38:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230620113809.htm Study shows ancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161940.htm A scientific team has discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people in the Americas. The research offers a glimpse at how early humans used a changing landscape and could offer insight for modern people facing similar changes. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:19:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161940.htm Fossil study sheds light on famous spirals found in nature //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161908.htm A 3D model of a 407-million-year-old plant fossil has overturned thinking on the evolution of leaves. The research has also led to fresh insights about spectacular patterns found in plants. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:19:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230616161908.htm First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220724.htm Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect walking. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:07:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220724.htm Remains at Crenshaw site are local, ancestors of Caddo //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220525.htm Hundreds of human skulls and mandibles recovered from the Crenshaw site in southwest Arkansas are the remains of ancestors of the Caddo Nation and not foreign enemies, according to a new study. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 22:05:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230614220525.htm Scientists investigate the evolution of animal developmental mechanisms, show how some of Earth's earliest animals evolved //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190828.htm Lacking bones, brains, and even a complete gut, the body plans of simple animals like sea anemones appear to have little in common with humans and their vertebrate kin. Nevertheless, new research shows that appearances can be deceiving, and that a common genetic toolkit can be deployed in different ways to drive embryological development to produce very different adult body plans. It is well established that sea anemones, corals, and their jellyfish relatives shared a common ancestor with humans that plied the Earth's ancient oceans over 600 million years ago. A new study from the Gibson Lab, published in Current Biology on June 13, 2023, illuminates the genetic basis for body plan development in the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. This new knowledge paints a vivid picture of how some of the earliest animals on earth progressed from egg to embryo to adult. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:08:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190828.htm New method traces ancestry of hybrid plants and animals //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190821.htm Hybrid plants and animals have complicated genomes. A biologist has discovered a way to reveal their parent species. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:08:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230613190821.htm Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608195656.htm Recent scientific discoveries have shown that Neanderthal genes comprise some 1 to 4% of the genome of present-day humans whose ancestors migrated out of Africa, but the question remained open on how much those genes are still actively influencing human traits -- until now. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:56:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230608195656.htm Life before air conditioning: Curly hair kept early humans cool //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607215834.htm Curly hair does more than simply look good -- it may explain how early humans stayed cool while conserving water, according to researchers who studied the role human hair textures play in regulating body temperature. The findings can shed light on an evolutionary adaptation that enabled the human brain to grow to modern-day sizes. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:58:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607215834.htm Ancient genomes show that the farming lifestyle in northwestern Africa was ignited by oversea-migrants from Iberia 7,400 years ago //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607215828.htm A genomic analysis of ancient human remains from Morocco in northwest Africa revealed that food production was introduced by Neolithic European and Levantine migrants and then adopted by local groups. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:58:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607215828.htm Remains of an extinct world of organisms discovered //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607124112.htm Newly discovered biomarker signatures point to a whole range of previously unknown organisms that dominated complex life on Earth about a billion years ago. They differed from complex eukaryotic life as we know it, such as animals, plants and algae in their cell structure and likely metabolism, which was adapted to a world that had far less oxygen in the atmosphere than today. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:41:12 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/06/230607124112.htm