Human Species

Primate genome study offers some clues on what makes humans different

June 03, 2023

Primate genome study offers some clues on what makes humans different

The study adjusted the timeline for the divergence of the evolutionary lineage that led to people and the one that led to chimpanzees and bonobos.

November 30, 2021
Platform to combine human, machine intelligence developed

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on Tuesday launched the Collaborative Intelligence (CINTEL) Future Science Platform.
October 11, 2020
Three fossils of 6.4 million-years-old monkeys found in China

The discovery indicated that this monkey species existed in Asia at the same time as apes, and are probably the ancestors of some of the modern monkeys in the area.
September 20, 2020
Human footprints dating back to 120,000 years discovered in Saudi Arabia

The footprints described in the new study, published in the journal Science Advances, were found during a recent survey of the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia.
September 08, 2020
Study says viruses play critical role in survival of species

In two separate papers appearing in the same edition of the journal, they revealed two distinct and fundamental processes underlying germline transcriptomes.
June 25, 2019
Human sperm can retain viability in outer space conditions: Study

The results could be a huge boost to zillionaires like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos who see the 'colonisation' of space as an answer to the Earth's ever threatened resources.