Mastodawn

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/drought-doomed-hobbits-human-relatives?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us #hobbit #hobbits #archaeology #hominids

Drought may have doomed the ‘hobbits’ of Flores

Stalagmite data suggest Homo floresiensis faced prolonged drought that stressed both them and their prey, contributing to their disappearance.

Science News

Nikolas Kozloff Nov 30

Time for #human-#hobbit #romance?

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/modern-humans-arrived-in-australia-60-000-years-ago-and-may-have-interbred-with-archaic-humans-such-as-hobbits?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us #archaeology #evolution #hominids

Modern humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have interbred with archaic humans such as 'hobbits'

New genetic research shows that DNA and archaeological evidence align with the "long chronology" of the peopling of Australia.

Live Science

News-Cafe.eu blog Nov 6

1.5-million-year-old fossil reveals fascinating story of hominid cousin with gorilla grip and human feet. New study says our ancestors evolved as the branches of a tree – different paths at different speeds.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13759
#biology #anthropology #archeology #history #science #research #hominids

Hacker News Oct 16

Lead Limited Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Hominids?

https://today.ucsd.edu/story/did-lead-limit-brain-and-language-development-in-neanderthals-and-other-extinct-hominids

#HackerNews #LeadExposure #BrainDevelopment #Neanderthals #Hominids #LanguageEvolution

Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids?

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains.

PLOS Biology Sep 23

#Fungi in the gut #microbiome ( #mycobiome) are somewhat neglected. This study of gut fungal profiles across natural populations of humans & non-human primates, by @symbionticism &co, reveals significant fungal cospeciation patterns in #hominids @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/46LX4zD

Nikolas Kozloff Aug 21, 2025

2.5 million B.C.: welcome to 4 different multi - cultural #hominids sharing East #Africa 🌍

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-discover-fossilized-teeth-that-may-have-come-from-an-unknown-hominin-species-180987188/

Researchers Discover Fossilized Teeth That May Have Come From an Unknown Hominin Species

The find suggests that as many as four different hominin lineages lived in eastern Africa between 2.5 million and 3 million years ago

Smithsonian Magazine

Nikolas Kozloff Aug 21, 2025

Sounds like the #Denisovans made #colonization of the #Americas possible

DNA from extinct hominin may have helped ancient peoples survive in the Americas https://share.google/tBKqaTW5tUi1USn9V #evolution #darwin #archaeology #hominids

DNA from extinct hominin may have helped ancient peoples survive in the Americas

Thousands of years ago, ancient humans undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of miles of ice over the Bering Strait to the unknown world of the Americas.

Phys.org

Miro Collas Aug 13, 2025

Ancient teeth reveal human evolution clues and a possible new species - The Washington Post
https://archive.ph/SYSck

#Evolution #HumanEvolution #Hominids

PLOS Biology Aug 6, 2025

How do social versus #genetic factors influence communication in non-human #hominids? This study shows that, in line with their caretaking role, #chimpanzees exhibit social influences on #communication behavior from their mothers, but not fathers @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/45o2dMm