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04.13.20

Dozens of Non-Human Primate Species Are Vulnerable to COVID-19

Dozens of non-human primate species, including our closest relatives, are at risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection and are vulnerable to COVID-19, which could have devastating impacts on populations of primates that are already endangered.

04.03.20

In South Africa, Three Hominins, Including Earliest Homo erectus, Lived during the Same Period

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Nearly 2 million years ago, three hominin genera - Australopithecus, Paranthropus and the earliest Homo erectus lineage - lived as contemporaries in the karst landscape of what is now South Africa, according to a new geochronological evaluation of the hominin fossil-rich Drimolen Paleocave complex.

04.01.20

Baby Steps: This Ancient Skull Is Helping Us Trace the Path That Led to Modern Childhood

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New findings by Leakey Foundation grantees reveal the slowing down of brain development in our ape-like ancestors began more than three million-years-ago.

04.01.20

Oldest Ever Human Genetic Evidence Retrieved from 800,000-Year-Old Fossil

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An important advancement in human evolution studies has been achieved after scientists retrieved the oldest human genetic data set from an 800,000-year-old tooth belonging to the hominin species Homo antecessor.

03.27.20

Female Chimps with Powerful Moms Are Less Likely to Leave Home

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Chimps are unusual among mammals in that daughters, not sons, typically pick up their roots at puberty and move away from their families. But in Gombe National Park, some chimpanzee females stay put instead of moving out.

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