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Other populations have become cloistered thanks ... a now-extinct group of human ancestors who originated in Asia. But after that initial meet-up, Papua New Guineans became genetically isolated ...
Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...
Design Cells/iStock/Getty Images Plus "Within the past 50,000 years most of the variation that is seen among human populations evolved," Hodgson said. "This includes all of the skin color ...
Researchers have made breakthrough discoveries about human migration patterns across Europe during the first millennium AD.
Explore the implications of the first human death from H5N1 bird flu in the US and what it means for public health.
Coastal ecosystems, including fragile mangroves, wetlands and coral reefs, are also sensitive to the expanding coastal populations and to the infrastructure and pollution accompanying human ...
Coastal populations are expanding quickly around the world. The rise is evident in burgeoning waterfront cities and in the increasing damage from powerful storms and rising sea levels. Yet ...
Eight people were killed in leopard attacks over a 35-kilometer radius in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district last year amid growing ...