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🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

When did our ancient ancestor Homo erectus first arrive in China out of Africa?

Researchers have revised the timeline of Homo erectus's arrival in China to 1.8 million years ago, suggesting an earlier and more widespread dispersal from Africa.

Feb 27 • 06:00 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Galahad Crocodile: Lived 215 Million Years Ago and Could Run on Land

The Galahad crocodile, a distant ancestor of modern crocodiles, could run quickly on land and lived 215 million years ago during a time of significant ecological change.

Feb 26 • 08:58 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

What is a prosecutor from Ohio doing dressed as a field marshal of the Tercios parading in Madrid

Ohio prosecutor José A. Torres, dressed as a field marshal from the Spanish Tercios, parades in Madrid after discovering his ancestor's name at a historical site in France.

Feb 10 • 04:30 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Family 'constantly swerving death' after ancestor helped find Tutankhamen's tomb

Micah Sheldrake claims her family is experiencing a series of unfortunate events, which they attribute to a supposed curse linked to her ancestor's role in finding Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Feb 9 • 06:47 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

The new vanguard of Tarsila: descendant connects a new generation to the works of the artist who died more than 50 years ago

Paola Montenegro, the great-grandniece of Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral, is using digital platforms to introduce her ancestor's modernist art to a new generation.

Feb 8 • 05:00 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
Life & Tech

Study: The roots of imagination extend back at least six million years

Recent research challenges the notion that the ability to imagine and play with nonexistent objects is unique to humans, suggesting that this ability may have originated with a shared ancestor of humans and apes millions of years ago.

Feb 6 • 08:43 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Life & Tech

Lim Yoon-chan: 'I feel anew that Bach is the greatest ancestor'

Pianist Lim Yoon-chan reflects on the honor of releasing a live album of Bach's Goldberg Variations from his Carnegie Hall performance, which gained significant acclaim and gold status upon release.

Feb 5 • 23:13 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
World

Over 770,000-Year-Old Bones Change History of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals

New fossil finds in Morocco provide insights into the origin of Homo sapiens and its last common ancestor with Neanderthals, challenging existing scientific debates.

Jan 10 • 12:10 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
World

Human History: Who was the last common ancestor of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals?

The article discusses the complexities of human evolution, particularly focusing on fossil discoveries related to the last common ancestor of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals.

Jan 7 • 16:56 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

Remains of the ancestor of 'Homo sapiens' found in Morocco, living 770,000 years ago

The discovery of three jaws and other bones in Morocco sheds light on the evolution of our species along a branch distinct from the 'Homo antecessor' of Atapuerca.

Jan 7 • 16:11 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Life & Tech

What a Wonderful Donald Duck by Van Aert

In a series of strips, Donald Duck discovers that his misfortunes are the result of a millennia-old curse cast by a witch against one of his ancestors.

Jan 5 • 00:59 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
World

Toumaï, our first ancestor, was already walking upright almost seven million years ago

New 3D technology confirms that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, known as Toumaï, is not only our oldest ancestor but the first to walk upright nearly seven million years ago.

Jan 2 • 20:05 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Life & Tech

"We are all Asgardians": Scientists have identified the ancestor of all forms of life on Earth

Scientists are closer than ever to understanding how complex life arose on Earth by identifying the roots of eukaryotes, the category of life that includes all animals, plants, fungi, and insects.

Jan 2 • 09:38 UTC

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