Human Evolution

World NGO Day 2024: History, Theme, Importance, Quotes and Wishes

World NGO Day recognises the attempts of the NGOs to give humanitarian guidance, promote social justice, and commitments made in different fields

World Anthropology Day 2024: History, importance, quotes and wishes

Understanding our world, behaviours, and impact on our surroundings is greatly aided by anthropology, the study of human societies and cultures' genesis and evolution

Nobel Prize win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA

Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries on human evolution that unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA that helped us understand what makes humans unique and provided key insights into our immune system, including our vulnerability to severe COVID-19. Techniques that Paabo spearheaded allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and that of other hominins the Denisovans as well as Neanderthals. Just as you do an archeological excavation to find out about the past, we sort of make excavations in the human genome, he said at a news conference held by Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig. While Neanderthal bones were first discovered in the mid-19th century, only by understanding their DNA often referred to as the code of life have scientists been able to fully understand the links between species. This included the time when modern humans and Neanderthals diverged as a species, around 800,000 years a

World-renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77

World-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed

Forced evolution

Humans are not only driving extinction but also speciation

An 'evolutionary psychology' explanation

Studies have shown that across cultures, males tend to value physical attractiveness and youth in their mates, while females value financial prospects, ambition and industriousness

Forget the fittest, this study suggests evolution might favour the laziest

The study could have important implications for forecasting which species may be likely to vanish in the near term in the face of impending climate change