Ancient creature mixed human, apelike traits Apr 11th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists have gained new insights into an extinct South African creature with an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits, and apparently an unusual way of walking. But they still haven't pinned down where it fits on our evol... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ancient, creature, mixed, human, apelike, traits, Top Keywords

Humanity's Closest Ancestor Was Pigeon-Toed, Research Reveals Apr 11th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) The most complete investigation of the anatomy of what may be the immediate ancestor of the human lineage is now shedding light on secrets about how it might have behaved, researchers say. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : humanity's, closest, ancestor, pigeontoed, research, reveals, Top Keywords

To crack human brain's code, a search for visionaries Apr 7th, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To crack the code of the human brain, Cori Bargmann figures it's best to keep an open mind. As one of two leaders of a scientific "dream team" in the initial phase of President Barack Obama&#... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : crack, human, brain's, code, search, visionaries, Top Keywords

Best-Preserved Human Ancestor Didn't Have Bone Disorder Mar 20th, 2013 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) "Turkana Boy," an exquisitely preserved 1.5-million-year-old human ancestor found in Kenya, may not have had dwarfism or scoliosis, new research suggests. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bestpreserved, human, ancestor, didn't, have, bone, disorder, Top Keywords

How Ancient Humans Walked: Their Footprints May Mislead Mar 20th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) Fossil footprints could provide a skewed view of how ancient animals - including early human ancestors similar to the famous Lucy fossil - walked, new research suggests. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ancient, humans, walked, footprints, mislead, bone, disorder, Top Keywords

Inbreeding Common in Early Humans, Deformed Skull Suggests Mar 18th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) Inbreeding may have been a common practice among early human ancestors, fossils show. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : inbreeding, common, early, humans, deformed, skull, suggests, Top Keywords

Chimps Have Better Short-term Memory Than Humans Feb 17th, 2013 - 13:10h (CET +01.00) Boston - Chimpanzees may have more smarts than humans, at least regarding short-term memories, new research suggests. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chimps, have, better, shortterm, memory, humans, suggests, Top Keywords

UK: Horse drug may have entered human food chain Feb 14th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - British food safety officials say six horse carcasses that tested positive for the equine drug bute may have entered the human food chain in France. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : horse, drug, have, entered, human, food, chain, Top Keywords

Half-Million-Year-Old Human Jawbone Found Feb 6th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) Scientists have unearthed a jawbone from an ancient human ancestor in a cave in Serbia. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : halfmillionyearold, human, jawbone, found, human, food, chain, Top Keywords

Israel is a no-show at its UN human rights review Jan 29th, 2013 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) GENEVA (AP) - Israel became the first nation to skip a U.N. review of its human rights record without giving a reason - and then won a precedent-setting deferral Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel, noshow, human, rights, review, food, chain, Top Keywords