Articles for tag: Anthropology, archaeology, genetics, human evolution, Prehistoric Humans

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How Climate Change Shaped Human Evolution Over Millennia

Suhail Ahmed

Across deep time, shifting climates didn’t just rattle landscapes – they rewired what it meant to be human. From droughts that squeezed early ancestors into risky experiments to wetter pulses that opened green corridors across continents, environmental swings set the stage for our biggest leaps. Today, scientists are piecing together this story from lake mud, ...

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How Scientists Are Using CRISPR Gene Editing to Fight Genetic Diseases

Annette Uy

In the realm of modern science, one of the most groundbreaking developments has been the advent of CRISPR gene editing technology. This innovative technique is revolutionizing the way scientists approach genetic diseases, offering the potential to correct genetic errors that cause illness. What was once science fiction is swiftly becoming a reality as researchers worldwide ...

Why Your Gut May Be the Key to Your Emotions You'll Struggle to Believe

Why Your Gut May Be the Key to Your Emotions You’ll Struggle to Believe

Gargi Chakravorty

Ever wonder why you feel butterflies in your stomach when nervous, or why stress makes your digestive system go haywire? Scientists have discovered something extraordinary that might change how you think about emotions forever. Deep within your intestines lies what researchers now call your “second brain” – a complex network that’s secretly controlling more of ...

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The DNA Mutation That Makes Some Humans Practically Fireproof

Suhail Ahmed

It sounds like folklore: a twist in the genetic code that lets a few people shrug off heat that would buckle the rest of us. In labs and burn units, though, a quieter story is unfolding, one that swaps myths for molecules and replaces invincibility with nuance. There is no single switch that makes a ...

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Could Scientists One Day Reverse Aging Entirely?

Suhail Ahmed

Imagine waking up at 80 with the energy and cellular health of someone in their 30s. It sounds like a sci‑fi promise, but the science of aging has sprinted from myth to mechanism in a single generation. Researchers now track the wear and tear of time in molecular ink, and – more startling – they ...