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The top human evolution discoveries of 2025, from the intriguing Neanderthal diet to the oldest Western European face fossil

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...
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Last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals possibly found in Casablanca, Morocco

In the research, published Wednesday (Jan. 7) in the journal Nature, a team of Moroccan and French researchers detailed their ...
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Human fossils unearthed in Casablanca shed new light on a key phase of human evolution

Human fossils uncovered in a cave at the Thomas I quarry near Casablanca are offering fresh insight into a critical phase of ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery has started to unravel. How 2025 tipped the scales

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.
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Scientists Put Human Gut Bacteria Into Mice and Found Their Brains Showed Primate-like Activity

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...
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Mapping two millennia of betaherpesvirus evolution via ancient human genomes

Researchers have successfully reconstructed the ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from human ...
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6 'facts' about human evolution that are wrong

Modern humans did not evolve from monkeys or any other animal that lives today. Humans continue to evolve but the traits we pass down aren't always for the species' betterment. "Survival of the ...
Science Daily

The secret to human intelligence? It might be in our gut

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...