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There must be some huge evolutionary benefit that renders women’s lives so valuable post-reproduction that they actually live six to eight years longer than men everywhere around the world.

Channels: Evolution and Darwin, History, Women's Health,

Keywords: Menopause, Women's Health, History, Evolution

The first articulated Neanderthal skeleton to come out of the ground for over 20 years has been unearthed at one of the most important sites of mid-20th century archaeology: Shanidar Cave, in the foothills of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Channels: All Journal News, Archaeology and Anthropology, Evolution and Darwin, Genetics, History,

Keywords: Archaeology, Behavior, Biology, Death, Dying, Evolution, Genetics, History, old world

The fossilized tail of a young dinosaur that lived on a prairie in southern Alberta, Canada, is home to the remains of a 60-million-year-old tumor.

Channels: All Journal News, Archaeology and Anthropology, Bone Health, Children's Health, Dinosaurs, Evolution and Darwin, Paleontology, Scientific Reports,

Keywords: Biology, Evolution, Medicine, Health, Pediatrics

Elk have antlers. Rams have horns. In the animal kingdom, males develop specialized weapons for competition when winning a fight is critical. Humans do too, according to new research from the University of Utah. Males’ upper bodies are built for more powerful punches than females’, says the study, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, suggesting that fighting may have long been a part of our evolutionary history.

Channels: All Journal News, Evolution and Darwin, Gender Issues,

Keywords: Aggression, Biomechanics, Kinesiology, punching, MALE, Human Evolution

Several groups of reptiles persisted in Jurassic Africa even as volcanism ruined their habitat

Channels: Dinosaurs, Evolution and Darwin, Paleontology, PLOS ONE, Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Dinosaurs, synapsids, Karoo Basin

One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers – something that most other insects cannot do – signaling an evolution in how they have learned to work together.

Channels: All Journal News, Cognition and Learning, Environmental Science, Evolution and Darwin, Nature,

Reporters are invited to attend The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC), to be held April 22-26, 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland, just 30 minutes from downtown Washington DC. TAGC 2020 will feature the latest discoveries from researchers at the leading edge of what is possible in the biological and biomedical sciences.

Channels: Aging, Cancer, Cell Biology, Evolution and Darwin, Genetics, social media distr - auto for marked clients,

Keywords: Genetics, Biology, Conference

An international team led by Harvard Medical School scientists has produced the first genome-wide ancient human DNA sequences from west and central Africa.

Channels: Archaeology and Anthropology, History, Nature (journal), African News, Evolution and Darwin, Genetics, Staff Picks, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: West Africa, Central Africa, Bantu, Ancient Dna, Human History, human past

A new project is set to transform understanding of the impact of mining on Australian subterranean species.

Channels: Environmental Science, Evolution and Darwin, Genetics,

Keywords: subterranean, Underground, Mining, Crustacean, Environment