Physical anthropology

Physical anthropology

• 

  Ancient creature mixed human, apelike traits

  Scientists have gained new insights into an extinct South African creature with an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits, and apparently an ... 

• 

  Iraq national museum long way from public opening

  In Iraq's national museum, home to some of the world's most precious artifacts of ancient Mesopotamia, a caption beside a skeleton simply reads in ... 

• Researchers publish improved Neanderthal genome

  Researchers in Germany said Tuesday they have completed the first high-quality sequencing of a Neanderthal genome and are making it freely available ... 

• 

  Study suggests Neanderthals died out earlier

  Theories about when the last Neanderthals walked the Earth may have to be revised, according to a study that suggests they became extinct in their ... 

• 

  Scientist: I'm NOT seeking a mom for a Neanderthal

  A prominent genetics expert from Harvard Medical School wants to make one thing perfectly clear: He is NOT looking for a woman to bear a Neanderthal ...