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1.77 million-year-old human teeth link long childhoods to larger brains
Early humans may have reached adulthood around the same age as great apes, but with a slower, human-like pattern of tooth ...
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These 1.77-million-year-old teeth could help demystify human childhoods
Putting together the puzzle of human evolution sometimes comes down to about 32 pieces–our teeth. Several fossil teeth dating ...
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Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods
Signs of temporarily delayed tooth development in the skull of an ancient Homo species youth spark debate about the origins of humanlike growth.
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The secrets of fossil teeth revealed by the synchrotron: A long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain
Could social bonds be the key to human big brains? A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...
World’s most expensive human tooth is valued over Rs 3000000, it belonged to…
The price of this tooth is extraordinarily high, leaving many astonished at its value. This remarkable tooth once belonged to ...
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DNA confirms these 19th-century lions ate humans
Others suggested that one of the lions had a damaged tooth that would have made it challenging ... They identified six species: human, giraffe, oryx, waterbuck, zebra, and wildebeest, and further ...
Fossil teeth suggest a long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain
Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...