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Oldest-known fibers to be used by humans discovered

Flax fibers could have been used for warmth and mobility; for rope, baskets, or shoes full story»

Study: Women more likely than men to reject unattractive babies

Research questions existence of unconditional maternal love full story»

Culture skews human evolution

Lieberman expounds on ‘dysevolution’ full story»

Chimps in wild appear not to regularly experience menopause

Is post-reproductive period unique to humans among primates? full story»

Redheaded strangers

Ancient DNA reveals that some Neanderthals were redheads full story»

Yale honors E. O. Wilson with Verrill Medal

Award goes to a "signal practitioner in the arts of natural history and natural science.” full story»

Maya, Aztec monument casts get the shake-out, dust-off

Renovation sparks assessment, reorganization of collection full story»

American Indians bless search for Harvard roots

Ceremony kicks off dig for Indian College full story»

Farmer, Magaziner: Get involved!

Speakers use humor, persuasion to urge youthful crowd to engage in good works full story»

Male voice pitch predicts reproductive success in hunter-gatherers

Researchers studied tribe that lives much as humans did 200,000 years ago full story»

Archaeological bookends in Copan Valley

Archaeological team en route to Yaxchilan full story»

Seeing the forest, from the trees

Researcher gets a chimp's-eye view of life full story»
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