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Dog Domestication: A Tale of Alaskan Canids and Human Companionship

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However, the journey to this unique bond between humans and canines was far from straightforward. A new study 1 suggests that in prehistoric Alaska, humans repeatedly domesticated and lived alongside not just dogs but also wolves, wolf-dog hybrids, and even coyotes.

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When the Sky Burned: How a Weakened Magnetic Field May Have Tilted the Fate of Early Humans

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According to new research, it may have also reshaped the evolutionary story of humans in Europe and beyond. Caves, Clothes, and Ochre: A Human Strategy for Survival As the magnetic field declined, the effects on Earth’s surface intensified. The map also shows areas of human activity on a global scale.

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Tracing the Genetic Threads of Wallacea’s Complex History

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A recent study sheds new light on its human history, highlighting the deep impact of migrations from New Guinea into this region approximately 3,500 years ago. The region, home to immense linguistic and genetic diversity, has often puzzled researchers seeking to untangle its complex history. Nature Communications , 5(4689).

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22,000-Year-Old Footprints Reveal the Earliest Evidence of Human Transport Technology

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The Footprints That Rewrite History In the shifting gypsum sands of White Sands National Park in New Mexico, a series of fossilized human footprints have surfaced, casting a striking new light on the ingenuity of Ice Age inhabitants. A Glimpse into Prehistoric Life The implications of this discovery go beyond technology.

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Climate and the First South Americans: How Ancient Environments Shaped Early Human Settlement

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The early human settlement of South America stands as one of the last great migrations in human history, yet the environmental conditions that shaped this journey remain debated. Instead of deterring settlement, this cold phase appears to coincide with some of the earliest human activity in the region.

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Early Humans in the Heart of the Rainforest: A 150,000-Year-Old Mystery Unfolds

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Excavations at Bété I uncovered a striking connection between early humans and a wet tropical forest environment, dated to approximately 150,000 years ago using advanced dating techniques such as optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and electron spin resonance (ESR). Their conclusion?

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An Ode to Jonathan Marks, or How I Became a Marksist

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I was trying to understand how humans and wildlifeparticularly javelinaslive together in messy, contested landscapes, shaped as much by perception and politics as by biology. Instead, Jon turned his deep grounding in genetics into a sharp critique of how science makes claims about human difference. By the time I left for a Ph.D.