When Humans First Ate Meat: How the Ice Age Reshaped the Evolutionary Menu
Earth formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago, but it was not until about 60 million years ago that early primates—highly intelligent ancestral...
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From Saliva to Gut: How Human Anatomy Differs from Dogs and Lions
As discussed in last week’s column(*), the structure of the human mouth—including the jaw joint and teeth—more closely resembles that of herbivores...
Odds of Alien Life Near Zero—and What Sci-Fi Reveals About Human Nature
Co-written and directed by Steven Spielberg, the upcoming film Disclosure Day takes the existence of extraterrestrial...
Carl Sagan Was Wrong, Chimpanzees Cannot Learn Sign Language
"Basic English consists of about 1,000 words. Chimpanzees have already acquired more than 10% of that number.
Chimpanzees Become Much Smarter but Cannot Speak... Why is That?
In science fiction movies or novels, language is often treated as a major theme or motif.
Beyond the Paleolithic Myth: Why Human Biology Clashes with the Carnivore Diet
What proportion of human history does the Paleolithic era actually represent? The Paleolithic period spans from roughly...
What Your Mouth, Jaw and Teeth Say You Should Eat
Are humans carnivores or herbivores? Most people answer with confidence: “Neither — we’re omnivores,” without a shred...
Why Are Human Buttocks So Big?…The Humanoid Raises the Question 'Again'
Hyundai Motor Group's humanoid Atlas is lying face down on the floor. Its calves are bent at a right angle to the floor.
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