In 16 Years, Borneo Lost More Than 100,000 Orangutans
Over a 16-year period, about half of the orangutans living on the island of Borneo were lost as a result of changes in land cover.
Why Is Human Color Vision so Odd?
Most mammals rely on scent rather than sight. Look at a dog’s eyes, for example: they’re usually on the sides of its face, not close together and forward-facing like ours. Having eyes on the side is good for creating a broad field of vision, but bad for depth perception and accurately judging distances in front.
New Egyptian Dinosaur Reveals Ancient Link Between Africa and Europe
The course of dinosaur evolution in Africa has largely remained a mystery. But in the Sahara Desert of Egypt, scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that helps fill in some gaps in the fossil record of dinosaurs in Africa: Mansourasaurus shahinae, a school-bus-length, long-necked plant-eater with bony plates embedded in its skin.
Earliest Modern Human Outside of Africa Unearthed in Israel
A jawbone complete with teeth recently discovered by at Israel's Misliya cave has now been dated to 177,000-194,000 years ago. The finding indicates that modern humans were present in the Levant at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Fossil Jawbone From Israel is the Oldest Modern Human Found Outside Africa
New fossil finds over the past few years have been forcing anthropologists to reexamine our evolutionary path to becoming human. Now the earliest modern human fossil ever found outside the continent of Africa is pushing back the date for when our ancestors left Africa.