Increases in Brain Size Occurred within Human Lineages Comprising Single Species, New Study Reveals

Increases in Brain Size Occurred within Human Lineages Comprising Single Species, New Study Reveals

New research by scientists from the University of Reading and the University of Durham shows that encephalization (i.e., relative brain size increase) across 7 million years of hominin evolution arose from increases within individual species. Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on the human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than earlier…

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Study: Central Europe’s First Farmers Lived in Equality 8,000 Years Ago

Study: Central Europe’s First Farmers Lived in Equality 8,000 Years Ago

The Linear Pottery Culture (Linearbandkeramik, LBK) communities, which were the first to spread farming across large parts of Europe, showed no signs of population stratification, according to new research led by University of Vienna and Harvard University scientists. Prehistoric Central European women’s manual labor was tougher than rowing in today’s boat crews. “The expansion of…

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TWO former Proteas players amongst the trio arrested for match-fixing scandal

TWO former Proteas players amongst the trio arrested for match-fixing scandal

Two former Proteas stars are among the three ex-players implicated in a match-fixing scheme during the 2015/2016 domestic T20 Ram Slam Challenge. The trio, Ethy Mbhalati (43), Thami Tsolekile (44), and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (40) were arrested on 18 November, 28 and 29 November, respectively. The arrests come after an investigation by the Serious Corruption Investigation…

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