AI reads 3D tooth microwear to reconstruct diets of early human ancestors

The study of dental microwear allows the analysis of the microscopic marks that foods leave on the surface of tooth enamel ...
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Ball State professor part of study on tooth enamel evolution

A Ball State professor was part of a study linking tooth enamel to human evolution, including shifts tied to meat-eating and ...

Scientists have called laughter the key to studying the evolution of human speech

The ancestors of modern humans and great apes began laughing at least 15 million years ago. This was reported by Popular ...
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Genomic approaches for understanding the evolution of the human brain

Compared to other primates, humans have evolved dramatic changes to cognitive and social behaviors. However, little is known about the molecular, cellular and circuit-level modifications in the human ...
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UB study tracks evolution of human saliva back to primates

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­ ­ ­­— Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease.

Great apes (including us) have been giggling for 15 million years

All living great apes (orangutans, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, and humans) laugh. However, it’s been unclear how laughter ...
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There’s a strange connection between human laughter and primate aggression that evolutionary science can’t figure out

Here's something that'll make your next giggle session feel a bit weird: scientists genuinely can't figure out if your laughter evolved from joyful chimp panting or from the threatening bared-teeth ...
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Evolution of human saliva tracked back to primates

Saliva is a bodily fluid most of us take for granted despite the significant roles it plays: aiding in digestion, maintaining strong teeth and defending against oral disease. However, the evolution of ...
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The first primates may have evolved in the cold, not the tropics

A surprising new study suggests the earliest primates didn't originate in tropical forests but in cold, dry parts of North ...