May 22, 2013

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Neanderthals

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Neanderthal Bones Discovered In Coastal Cave

Posted 04.02.2013 | Science

Read More: Skeletons, Video, Neanderthal, Bones, History of Science, Paleontology, Anthropology, Human Origins, Fossils, Early Human Fossils, Neanderthals, Human Ancestors, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 04/01/2013 08:45 AM EDT on LiveScience A trove of Neanderthal fossils including bones of chi...

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Fossilized Toe Yields Detailed Map Of Protohumans' DNA

AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.19.2013 | Science

Read More: Dna, Biology, Paleontology, Genome, Neanderthal DNA, Human Origins, Neanderthals, Video, Paleobiology, Prehistory, Anthropology, Genetics, Early Humans, Fossils, Neanderthal Genome, Human Ancestors, Science News

BERLIN — Researchers in Germany said Tuesday they have completed the first high-quality sequencing of a Neanderthal genome and are making it fre...

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COUNTDOWN: Top Science Stories This Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 03.09.2013 | Science

From one of the oldest-known preserved human dissections, to a "knot" tied with water, the week was filled with interesting science stories. I had ...

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Are Bunnies To Blame For Neanderthals' Demise?

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 03.07.2013 | Science

Why did Neanderthals become extinct? Scientists have offered a variety of theories, from climate change and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions to interbr...

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Geneticist Clarifies 'Neanderthal Baby' Comments

AP | MALCOLM RITTER | Posted 01.25.2013 | Science

Read More: Video, Neanderthal Surrogate, Neanderthal Baby, Biology, Weird Science, Neanderthal Clone, Neanderthal DNA, Cloning Neanderthals, Neanderthal Genome, Der Spiegel, Neanderthals, George Church, Science News

NEW YORK -- A prominent genetics expert from Harvard Medical School wants to make one thing perfectly clear: He is NOT looking for a woman to bear a N...

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Who DIDN'T Have Sex With Neanderthals?

Posted 11.01.2012 | Science

Read More: Video, North Africa, Modern Humans, Human Evolution, Science, Science News, Early Humans, Neanderthal Sex, Neanderthals, Human Ancestry, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 11/01/2012 09:40 AM EDT on LiveScience The only modern humans whose ancestors did not interbr...

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Sex With Neanderthals Stopped After Major Migration, Scientists Say

Posted 10.05.2012 | Science

Read More: Video, Daily Discovery, Human Evolution, Sex With Neanderthals, Neanderthal Interbreeding, Neanderthal Sex, Neanderthals Humans, Neanderthals, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 10/04/2012 05:07 PM EDT on LiveScience Neanderthals apparently last interbred with the ance...

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Neanderthal 'Fashion Sense' Spotlighted By Fossil Study

Posted 09.19.2012 | Science

Read More: Neanderthals Tools, Video, Neanderthals Art, Neanderthals Feathers, Neanderthal Fashion, Science, Gibraltar Museum, Science News, Cavemen, Archaeology, Neanderthals, Science News

By: Megan Gannon, News Editor Published: 09/18/2012 04:28 PM EDT on LiveScience A new analysis of bird bones at Neanderthal sites suggests our ext...

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A Second Chance to Be a Genetic Pioneer

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 10.02.2012 | Science

Read More: History, Migration, Geno 2.0, National Geographic, Dna, Deep Ancestry, Heritage, Ancestry, Genetics, Genealogy, Populations, Denisovans, Neanderthals, Science News

Genetic genealogy -- DNA testing done for the purpose of learning about one's roots -- has been around for about a decade, but a recent development suggests that we've reached the pioneering sweet spot.

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Neanderthals Getting a Colorful Upgrade

Kyle Jarrard | Posted 07.21.2012 | Science

Read More: Ice Age, Ochre, Europe, Paleontology, Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals, Wil Roebroeks, David Frayer, Science News

At long last, these creatures who roamed the Continent for hundreds of thousands of years only to become extinct 30,000 years ago under the onslaught of modern humans from Africa are getting a major upgrade by the scientific community.

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Sex With Neanderthals: The Ultimate Immunity Boost

Priya Malhotra | Posted 11.12.2011 | Chicago

Read More: Paleoanthropology, Anthropology, Field Museum, Chicago, Neanderthals, Immunology, Hla, Neanderthals Interbreeding, Denisovans, Immune System, Chicago News

One key contributor to a good immune system is good genes. Lately, researchers have been asking, Where did these "good genes" come from? The answer: sex with Neanderthals.

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Researchers: Humans Crowded Out Neanderthals

AP | Posted 09.27.2011 | Green

Read More: Paleoanthropology, Science, Paul Mellars, Britain, Modern Humans, Humans, Ancestors, Scientific Study, Cambridge University, Neanderthals, Jennifer C. French, Video, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Were the Neanderthals simply crowded out by the ancestors of modern humans? That's the theory of a pair of British researchers, who say...

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Manthropology: The Science Of The Inadequate Modern Male

Peter McAllister | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Homo Erectus, Ancient Greece, Ancient Greeks, Pre-Modern Humans, Science, Men Strength, Australia Aboriginals, Aboriginals, Pre-Modern Man, Neanderthals, Pre-Modern Men, Healthy Living News

I wondered how many other stories about the extraordinary abilities of pre-modern men were true. I decided to find out, starting with that most male of characteristics: physical strength.

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The House with Many Doors (or, at the Caucasus, Hang a Right!)

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Human Migrations, Urumqi Mummies, Silk Road, Neanderthals, Human Ancestors, DNA Analysis, Denisovans, Tocharians, Books News

For a long time, the Tocharian civilization was lost from sight as wars and the shifting sands of the Taklamakan desert destroyed them and most of their artifacts. But they left behind items that are hard to ignore.

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Made In The Image Of God: The Theological Implications Of Human Genomics -- Part 1

Dr. Denis Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Science Religion, Genome Project, Religion Science, Dna, Science, Evolution, Chimpanzees, Neanderthals, Human Genome, Religion News

Do new discoveries in human genomics have any significance for the dialogue between science and religion in general, or for our sense of human uniqueness in particular?

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Research Shows Neanderthals Cooked And Ate Vegetables

cnn.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Nutrition, Neanderthals Research, Neanderthals Spoke, Neanderthal Diet, Neanderthal, Neanderthals, Home News

A new study contradicts an earlier theory that the early humans were carnivorous. ...

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Weekly Mulch: Local Food--Where Sustainability Meets Self-Reliance

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Walmart, 10 Mile Diet, Sustainable Food, Greenmarkets, Self-Reliance, Resilient Gardener, Urban Agriculture, Roof Farms, Energy Effiencies, Neanderthals, Staple Crops, Local Farms, Megafarms, Local Food, Self-Sufficiency, Agriculture Grants, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Green News

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Last week, environmentalists and food advocates warily welcomed the news that Walmart plans to expand its ...

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'Wild People' Were Species Of Early Human, Speculates Folklorist Michael Heaney

USA Today | Dan Vergano | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Denisova Cave, Almases, Paleontology, Gold Mines, Arimaspians, Griffons, Michael Heaney, Heidelbergensis, Ancient History, Neanderthals, Bronze Age, History, Wild People, Homo Sapiens, Russian Steppe, Evolution, Siberia, World News

Siberia's Denisova cave held the pinky bone of an unknown early human species, a genetics team reported in March. The Naturejournal study, led by Joha...

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Neanderthal Genes: The Hidden Thread in Our Tapestry

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Language, Cavemen, Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals, Human-Specific Genes, Human Genome, Paleobiology, Genetic Sequencing, Dna, Europe, Interbreeding, Africa, Middle East, Sex, Mating, Technology News

The just-published draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome may reveal that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens indeed interbred when the latter first came out of Africa.

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Surprising Way Your Neanderthal Genes May Affect You

Garret LoPorto | Posted 02.27.2012 | Healthy Living

Read More: Creativity, Bipolar Disorder, Neanderthal, Add, Neanderthal DNA, Neanderthal Language, Addiction, Bipolar, Neanderthals Spoke, Neanderthal Genes, Adhd, Innovation, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Neanderthals, Health, Healthy Living News

The DRD4 7R gene makes you think like a Neanderthal. If you've got it, you're sensation-seeking, risk-taking, impulsive, and creative. We're ADHD, bipolar, and have addictive personalities.

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Fox News Gives E.D. Hill A "Terrorist Fist Jab"... Out The Door!

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

What has loyalty to the Fox-Republican-Conservative-Neanderthal cause bought E.D. Hill? Nothing. Nada. Zip. She has been dumped by Fox News which just decided not to renew her contract.

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