Human Evolution
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What we may be getting wrong about the paleo diet and the ‘man, the hunter’ stereotype
If people could get the plant portion of their diets from the animals themselves, several gendered assumptions about food gathering can be challenged.
Raven Garvey, The Conversation
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Sexist and racist narratives were common in science at the time of Aristotle – and still are today
Inaccurate and biased narratives in science reproduce biases in future generations.
Rui Diogo, The Conversation
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A DNA study provides a rare glimpse into the close-knit family structure of a Neanderthal community
Fossils found in southern Siberia reveal a small community with close family ties – including a father and his teenage daughter.
Laurits Skov, The Conversation & Richard 'Bert' Roberts, The Conversation
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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A new study highlights surprising evolutionary advantages of celibacy
Reproduction, after all, is at the very heart of the evolution that shaped us.
Ruth Mace, The Conversation & Alberto Micheletti, The Conversation
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65,000-year-old ‘stone Swiss Army knives’ highlight the long-distance social ties of early humans
New findings hold global implications for understanding how expanding social networks contributed to the expansion of modern humans out of Africa.
Amy Mosig Way, The Conversation
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Charles Darwin’s theories were tainted by his Victorian sexism
A new study suggests how Victorian sexism influenced the naturalist’s theories.
Matthew Wills, The Conversation
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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How a handful of prehistoric geniuses led humanity’s technological revolution
The stone age saw a pattern where technologies like spears, fire and bows were invented once, then spread.
Nicholas R Longrich, The Conversation
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Around 50 million years ago, Africa was an island. So how did primates get there?
An ocean crossing may have made human evolution possible.
Nicholas R Longrich, The Conversation
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In a first, a new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel
Archaeologists have recovered a skull of a distinct ‘Homo’ population that lived from about 420,000 to 120,000 years ago.
Michelle Langley, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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A new extinct human species found in China may replace Neanderthals as our closest relatives
The skull of the previously unknown human species, Homo longi, was discovered in 1933.
Anthony Sinclair, The Conversation
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Ancient men were hunters and women were gatherers. Right? Wrong
Archaeological evidence from Peru disproves an old belief.
Vivek Venkataraman, The Conversation
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What is our most distant animal relative: a sponge or a comb jelly?
A new study has come up with an answer.
Max Telford, The Conversation & Paschalia Kapli, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit