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Carving the Mind: Middle Paleolithic Engravings and the Dawn of Symbolic Thought

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A population of hybrid ancestry? Without knowing whether these artifacts were part of larger symbolic traditions—such as burial practices, ritual behavior, or social markers—it remains speculative to interpret them as evidence of fully developed symbolic cognition. Did Neanderthals create them? Early modern humans?

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By suspending protesting students, what lessons are Syracuse University leaders teaching?

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Since November 7, 2019, the student-run newspaper The Daily Orange has documented at least 30 hate incidents on or near campus that have largely gone unaddressed and unpunished. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported in 2019 that white supremacist propaganda had increased on college campuses, citing more than 300 cases between Sept.

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The Fulani Enigma: Unraveling the Deep Genetic History of Africa’s Legendary Pastoralists

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published in The American Journal of Human Genetics 1 , has provided fresh insights into the complex origins of the Fulani, tracing their ancestry back to an ancient, lost world—the Green Sahara. 2019) explored genome-wide adaptations in Fulani nomads, focusing on the lactase persistence trait. 🔗 DOI : 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.04.012

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Gradual Growth: The Evolution of Human Brain Size

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Revisiting Assumptions About Brain Evolution Traditional views of human evolution suggested that brain size underwent sudden, transformative increases between species, akin to major technological leaps. This gradual pattern of brain growth reflects the adaptive pressures faced by early humans and their relatives. Triki, Z., & Bshary, R.

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Did Gut Microbes Help Fuel the Evolution of Large Human Brains?

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This suggests that the shared trait of having large brains, rather than ancestry, shaped these microbial communities. Traditional human populations and nonhuman primates show parallel gut microbiome adaptations to analogous ecological conditions. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 159 (S61), 196–215. DOI:10.1002/ajpa.22908