Do you know the place in western Asia where humans first inter-bred?
When the ancestors of modern humans migrated out of Africa, they passed through the Middle East and Turkey before heading deeper into Asia and Europe.
This is why prehistoric humans avoided inbreeding
A study suggests that the early development of more complex mating systems may at least partly explain why anatomically modern humans thrived while other species, such as Neanderthals, did not.
Oct 07, 2017, 12:07 PM ISTNASA to put humans on Moon again, says US Vice President Mike Pence
NASA will land humans on the Moon and establish presence on the lunar surface before sending astronauts to the Red Planet, US Vice President Mike Pence has said.
Oct 06, 2017, 13:30 PM ISTDo you know how many years ago did homo sapiens emerge?
Swedish and South African scientists managed to identify the genetic sequence of the remains of three hunter-gatherer individuals who lived between 2,300 and 1,800 years ago and four peasants who lived between 500 and 300 years ago
Sep 29, 2017, 16:34 PM ISTPigeons better at multitasking than humans: Study
Researchers performed behavioural experiments to test birds and humans and found that the cause of the slight multitasking advantage in birds is their higher neuronal density.
Sep 27, 2017, 19:47 PM ISTNew method could overcome genetic male infertility
Using a stem cell technique for sperm creation, scientists have created healthy offspring from genetically infertile male mice, offering a potential new approach to tackling a common genetic cause of human infertility.
Aug 18, 2017, 23:23 PM ISTEmotions in voices of land animals can be identified by humans, says study
Amphibians, reptiles, mammals - all of them communicate via acoustic signals.
Jul 27, 2017, 13:45 PM ISTHumpback whales learn songs just like humans do: Study
Learning new songs is a form of what is known as 'social learning', where individual animals learn behaviours from each other rather than having them passed on from one generation to another genetically.
Jul 26, 2017, 00:23 AM ISTHumans turning Earth into 'plastic planet', says study
Researchers, including those from the University of Georgia (UGA) in the US, found that by 2015, humans had generated 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastics, 6.3 billion tonnes of which had already become waste.
Jul 21, 2017, 13:59 PM ISTHumans reached Australia 65,000 years ago: Study
The site was last excavated nearly 30 years ago by a group of archaeologists, who suggested that the site was between 50,000 and 60,000 years old, considered to be one of the first human settlements in Australia.
Jul 20, 2017, 16:25 PM ISTRavens can plan ahead like humans: Study
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden let ravens solve tasks that they do not encounter in the wild, and hence lack specific adaptations for: tool use, and bartering with humans.
Jul 16, 2017, 16:55 PM ISTSharks could hold genetic secret to long life
Greenland sharks, the longest living vertebrates on Earth which live for up to 400 years, could hold the secret to long life, geneticists mapping their DNA say.
Jul 08, 2017, 22:01 PM ISTGene causing arthritis may have helped humans survive Ice Age: Study
The study showed that mutations in the gene called GDF5 resulted in shorter bones that led to a compact body structure while reducing the risk of bone fracture from falling.
Jul 04, 2017, 23:04 PM ISTWearing this wristband will help you fight stress!
This wearable device delivers heartbeat-like vibrations onto the inside of the wrist can reduce stress.
May 30, 2017, 16:33 PM ISTHumans originated in Europe, not Africa: Study
Researchers have assumed up to now that the lineages diverged five to seven million years ago and that the first pre-humans developed in Africa.
May 24, 2017, 00:19 AM ISTPufferfish and humans share same genes for teeth formation: Study
The research, led by Gareth Fraser from the University of Sheffields Department of Animal and Plant Sciences found that the pufferfish had a remarkably similar tooth-making programme to other vertebrates, including humans.
May 17, 2017, 21:39 PM ISTNASA not to fly humans on first SLS rocket launch
In February, NASA began an effort looking at the feasibility of putting crew aboard the first launch of the SLS rocket and Orion - for its Exploration Mission-1, or EM-1.
May 13, 2017, 14:25 PM ISTHuman sense of smell as good as that of dogs: Study
However, the study published in the journal Science, showed that the human olfactory bulb is quite large and similar in the number of neurons to other mammals.
May 13, 2017, 00:52 AM ISTHomo naledi likely lived alongside modern humans: Study
A new research has revealed that the mysterious and newly discovered human species named Homo naledi, which was first announced just two years ago, likely lived alongside Homo sapiens or modern humans.
May 10, 2017, 00:46 AM ISTEarly humans were smarter than previously thought
The researchers believe that the same areas of the brain engaged in modern activities like playing the piano were also used in making stone tools dating from 1.8 million to 100,000 years ago.
May 10, 2017, 00:35 AM IST