Ear muscles flex to help focus on sounds, study reveals evolutionary link
A study has found that small muscles in the human ear flex when an individual tries to focus on a particular sound in a noisy environment. These muscles, which was…
Digital Reconstruction of Dwarf Hippopotamus Skull from Crete Sheds Light on Evolution
A significant breakthrough in paleontology has been made with the digital reconstruction of a dwarf hippopotamus skull that once inhabited Crete during the Pleistocene epoch, according to reports. Researchers employed…
Australopithecus Afarensis' Limited Running Speed Unveiled in 3D Simulation Study
In a study published in Current Biology, researchers have revealed that Australopithecus afarensis, an ancient hominin species, exhibited a limited capacity for running. This small bipedal ancestor, which lived over…
New Child Fossil Teeth Reveal Why Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood
A study by the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) suggests that early Homo species may have experienced extended childhoods well before significant brain enlargement, challenging longstanding evolutionary assumptions. The findings…