Topic: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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Early human ancestors had lots of company, fossils reveal (+video)
Our apelike forbears shared East Africa with lots of other hominid species, according to an analysis of fossils discovered in northern Kenya.
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We are descended from bark chewers, 2 million-year-old fossil reveals (+video)
By analyzing teeth and carbon remains from isotopes from fossil specimen Australopithecus sediba, German scientists discovered early humanity chewed bark.
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The bonobo, the chimp's sexpot cousin, gets its genome mapped (+video)
Bonobos are apes that are as closely related to humans as the chimp. But unlike chimpanzees and humans, bonobos resolve most conflicts with sex.
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Mysterious X Woman finds place on humans' family tree
Genetic research shows her branch contributed to gene pool of today's Melanesians, who live on a broad arc of Pacific islands. X Woman is helping researchers grasp ancient migration patterns.
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Cavemen among us: Some humans are 4 percent Neanderthal
A new study concludes that humans mated with Neanderthals 50,000 to 80,000 years ago, leaving traces of the Neanderthal genome in some modern humans.
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New experiments push evolution in ways Darwin never expected
Column: Advances in DNA research enhance basic concepts of evolution.
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How studying DNA from ancient animals helps humans
Column: Old bear genes may sound like a waste of time, but it’s a down payment on human research.
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