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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘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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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game