Tongzi hominids are potentially a new human ancestor in Asia

The Researchers María Martinón-Torres and José María Bermúdez de Castro have co-authored a research about the hominids from Tongzi which was published in the Journal of Human Evolution from the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana(CENIEH) which reveals that Tongzi teeth do not fit the morphological pattern of traditional Homo erectus and that these teeth could potentially represent the highly targeted “Denisovans”. Continue reading “Tongzi hominids are potentially a new human ancestor in Asia” →

What happened in the past when the climate changed?

Once again, humanity might be well served to take heed from a history lesson. When the climate changed, when crops failed and famine threatened, the peoples of ancient Asia responded. They moved. They started growing different crops. They created new trade networks and innovated their way to solutions in other ways too. Continue reading “What happened in the past when the climate changed?” →

November 2, 2018 0

Genome-wide data from a 40,000-year-old man in China reveals complicated genetic history of Asia

The biological makeup of humans in East Asia is shaping up to be a very complex story, with greater diversity and more distant contacts than previously known, according to a new study in Current Biology analyzing the genome of a man that died in the Tianyuan Cave near Beijing, China 40,000 years ago. Continue reading “Genome-wide data from a 40,000-year-old man in China reveals complicated genetic history of Asia” →

July 9, 2018 0

Climate action can limit Asia’s growing water shortages

Even “modest” action to limit climate change could help prevent the most extreme water-shortage scenarios facing Asia by the year 2050, according to a new study led by MIT researchers. Continue reading “Climate action can limit Asia’s growing water shortages” →

July 4, 2018 0

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Tongzi hominids are potentially a new human ancestor in Asia

What happened in the past when the climate changed?

Genome-wide data from a 40,000-year-old man in China reveals complicated genetic history of Asia

Climate action can limit Asia’s growing water shortages

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