New Child Fossil Teeth Reveal Why Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood

New Child Fossil Teeth Reveal Why Humans Developed an Unusually Long Childhood

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A study by the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) suggests that early Homo species may have experienced extended childhoods well before significant brain enlargement, challenging longstanding evolutionary assumptions. The findings are based on the dental development of a nearly complete sub-adult Homo skull, unearthed at the Dmanisi site in Georgia…

Ancient Fossil Bird Skull Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence, Finds New Study

Ancient Fossil Bird Skull Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence, Finds New Study

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A preserved fossil bird from the Mesozoic Era is providing unprecedented insights into the evolution of avian intelligence. Discovered in Brazil and identified as Navaornis hestiae, this 80-million-year-old bird fossil could hold the keys to understanding the evolutionary development of the modern bird brain, according to a study led by…