Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A groundbreaking study has found that evolution is not as unpredictable as previously thought, which could allow scientists to explore which genes could be useful to tackle real-world issues such as antibiotic resistance, disease and climate change. Credit: Adobe Stock – alionaprof The study, which is published in the Proceedings of […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com –  In 2023, scientists presented several interesting studies that gave us a better knowledge of our ancient human ancestors. In this article, we selected ten of the most fascinating finds. 1. New Fossil Analysis Has Just Re-Written The Human Evolution Timeline Homo neanderthalensis cranium from the Tabun Cave Israel. Credit: NhM […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – An extensive study sheds new light on the complex evolution of our feet. “The human foot is one of the most complex masterpieces of evolution, a work of art in biomechanics: not only does it allow us to walk, run and jump, but it is also a true witness of our past […]

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Extinct dwarf hippos that once roamed Madagascar lived in forests rather than open grᴀsslands preferred by common hippos on mainland Africa, researchers at the University of Cincinnati discovered. Researchers found evidence that forests might have been far more important to native wildlife such as extinct dwarf hippos than the […]

AncientPages.com – Given its huge success in describing the natural world for the past 150 years, the theory of evolution is remarkably misunderstood. In an episode of the Australian series of “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here,” former cricket star Shane Warne questioned the theory – asking “if humans evolved from monkeys, why haven’t […]

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Every biologist knows that small structures can sometimes have a big impact: Millions of signaling molecules, hormones, and other biomolecules are bustling around in our cells and tissues, playing a leading role in many of the key processes occurring in our bodies. Credit: Adobe Stock – frank29052515 Yet despite this […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mᴀss extinctions that rocked the Earth’s oceans during the Devonian Period over 300 million years ago, according to a study led by scientists at IUPUI, along with colleagues in the United Kingdom. Evidence for this new view of a […]

AncientPages.com – “If humans don’t die out in a climate apocalypse or asteroid impact in the next 10,000 years, are we likely to evolve further into a more advanced species than what we are at the moment?”, Harry Bonas, 57, from Nigeria asked. This is what Nicholas R. Longrich, paleontology and evolutionary biology expert, replied: […]

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart—the oldest ever found—alongside a separate fossilized stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies. The new research, published in Science, found that the position of the organs in the body of arthrodires—an extinct […]