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Sudden catastrophic climate change didn't doom our human cousins 30,000 years ago, according to the latest research on the controversial topic.

September 12, 2007
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Humans evolved larger brains than their primate cousins in order to develop complex social skills such as maintaining friendships, a new study suggests.

September 6, 2007
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Ancient cave formations found in Israel provide the first concrete evidence that a change in rainfall allowed early humans to migrate out of Africa, experts say.

August 29, 2007
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England's gene pool has shrunk considerably since the days of the Vikings, possibly due to two deadly, centuries-old plagues that wiped out large parts of its population.

August 8, 2007
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A newly found jawbone and skull suggest two early human species co-existed, challenging the widely accepted linear theory of human evolution.

August 8, 2007
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An unusual skull found in a Romanian bear cave has provided more evidence for the controversial theory that modern humans and Neandertals interbred.

August 2, 2007
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The packet of genetic code that increases the odds of being a southpaw is also linked to certain mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, a new study says.

August 1, 2007
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Neandertals and other early human species that lived outside Africa are not among our direct ancestors, a new study says.

July 18, 2007
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Artifacts that may be the earliest evidence of modern humanity in India suggest that humans there survived a giant volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago.

July 5, 2007
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Two genes that are still evolving in humans might have subtle effects on people's abilities to learn different types of languages, according to new research.

May 29, 2007

A chieftain buried in a 1,400-year-old Chinese tomb was found to be of European descent, marking the easternmost spot where his ancient lineage has ever been found.

May 24, 2007
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A comet exploded over North America about 13,000 years ago, causing massive mammal die-offs and the demise of one of the earliest American cultures, according to a controversial new theory.

May 23, 2007
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The skull of a 30-million-year-old human ancestor held a brain tinier and more primitive than previously believed, though the species probably still had excellent vision.

May 14, 2007
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Australian Aborigines, Asians, and Europeans all emerged from a wave of migration out of Africa around 50,000 years ago, according to new DNA evidence.

May 7, 2007
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Computer reconstructions of a 1.9-million-year-old skull suggest that early modern humans looked more like apes than thought—but other experts are cautious about the new findings.

April 5, 2007

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