NEWS AND COMMENT: A new genetic analysis of more than 3000 living people has suggested that there was a bottleneck between 800,000-900,000 years ago on the planet and during this time our ancestors, the forebears of the human race today, almost became extinct with a …
This is not about the human-animal relationship which is the prime topic of this website but about the human-animal and our evolution from the great apes. Scientists at a number of institutions and universities – primarily Texas University and Columbia – have identified the genetic …
I think I can state with some confidence that the scientists now have decided that comb jellies are humankind’s ancient ancestors. We can look to these blob-like creatures as the start of animal life and therefore of human life. A study as long ago as …
The answer to the above questions will automatically be very personal because there is no hard science to prove the existence of God. God exists on faith and belief. That argument will be challenged because some people will say there are many manifestations of the …
Perhaps this is something we already realise and if that is the case this study confirms it. Mammals in groups live the longest. The study found a link between the social organisation of mammals and their life spans. This is a Chinese study by researchers …
I have created an infographic which I hope explains the step-by-step evolutionary process that Professors John Martin and Paolo D’Avino of the University College London and at Cambridge (respectively) have hypothesized. Blood clotting is essential for life. Without it we would all die cutting ourselves …
Researchers from the universities of Oxford and Edinburgh have very recently calculated that humanity’s roots stretch back to about 3.3 million years ago. This is 500,000 years earlier than had previously been thought. They believe that our ancestors weighed about six stones and slept in …
