Tag: Menschheit
Ancient ape fossil in Egypt challenges the story of human origins
A newly identified fossil ape from northern Egypt is reshaping ideas about where the ancestors of modern apes first emerged. Analyses place it closer...
Ancient DNA reveals a chilling secret at China’s 4,000-year-old Shimao city
Ancient DNA from China’s vast 4,000-year-old Shimao settlement is revealing how one of East Asia’s earliest complex societies was organized. Researchers found that its...
Zufall Mensch? Der kleine Schritt zum großen Gehirn
Wir aber haben Architektur, Religion, Wissenschaft, Sprache, Schrift, Kunst, Kultur und Visionen. Errungenschaften, die wir einem größeren Gehirn mit Milliarden von Nervenzellen verdanken. Erst...
We have a new Urbanization topic page
With my colleagues Hannah Ritchie and Veronika Samborska, we have made a substantial update to our topic page on urbanization. The new page brings...
The Neanderthal “love story” isn’t what the DNA actually shows
Claims that Neanderthal men "preferred" Homo sapiens women may make for catchy headlines, but the underlying research does not actually show prehistoric romance. The...
New Findings on Food Security are an Omen of Instability
This spring, two new reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) painted a concerning picture for the present and...
Competing models of hominin body size evolution
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 27, July 2026.
Despite its central role in hominin evolution, there is little consensus on...
Sudan: Humanitäre Lage in Nordkordofan droht zu eskalieren
Eine neue humanitäre Katastrophe im Sudan könnte unmittelbar bevorstehen. Seit Tagen warnen die Vereinten Nationen und viele Hilfsorganisationen wie Plan International eindringlich davor, dass...
Early humans were bringing fire into caves 1.8 million years ago
A new study suggests early humans were using fire in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave as far back as 1.79 million years ago. Researchers found...
Allopatric coevolution: Migratory predators may facilitate mimicry between geographically nonoverlapping species
When predators associate a signal with unprofitability and avoid attacking the species displaying it, it often becomes beneficial for other species to display the...
