History

30

8-Meter Extinct Crocodile Discovered Investigators from the University of Iowa announce the discovery of a massive crocodile species that lived in what is now Kenya, East Africa, between 2 and 4 million years ago. The reptile may have grown to around 8.2 meter... [read more >>] Why Humans Walk on Just Two Limbs A group of experts from the University of Cambridge believes that the earliest humans may have started walking on two feet in order to be able to monopolize resources in their environment. This was achieved by being able to... [read more >>] Experts Find Oldest Vertebrate in the World Researchers in the United Kingdom and Canada announce the discovery of the oldest known vertebrate, a creature that lived about 505 million years ago. This finding makes the animal the ancestor of all known vertebrates that... [read more >>] Ancient Hominins Could Adapt to Climate Change A team of experts at the Arizona State University (ASU) and the University of Colorado in Denver (UCD) say that ancient hominins who lived during the last Ice Age were biologically and mentally capable of adapting to the ne... [read more >>] Dead Sea Scrolls Posted Online A joint effort between the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and Google managed to transfer the Dead Sea Scrolls from their parchment and papyrus foundation to the online environment. High-resolution scans of the oldest known bibl... [read more >>] Gap in Human Brain Evolution Data Covered Investigators at the Indiana University announce the creation of a new computer model depicting the brain of Australopithecus sediba, an ancient hominin species that lived around 2 million years ago. The creature did no... [read more >>] Our Ancestors Had Upright Gait 3.5 Million... According to a new finding, it would appear that ancient hominins had an upright gait more than 2 million years earlier than experts previously estimated. This conclusion is based on an analysis of a famous trail containing... [read more >>] You Have Traces of Neanderthal in You The results of a new genetic analysis show that people living outside of Africa all carry genetic materials from Neanderthals, the species of hominids Homo sapiens had to compete with in order to ensure dominance all over t... [read more >>] The RMS Titanic Turns 100 Yesterday, May 31, the ill-fated RMS Titanic reached its 100th anniversary. The ship that would go on to become the world's most famous shipwreck was launched on May 31, 1911, by the Harland & Wolff shipyards, in Belfa... [read more >>] Oldest Mine in the Americas Found According to a new research paper, archaeologists recently discovered the oldest mine in the Americas. The iron oxide mine has been found in Chile, and initial studies estimate its age at around 12,000 years. Details of the... [read more >>]

1/5