Tag: Homo
an archaeologist unravels the mysteries of Homo Sapiens – L’Express
Homo Sapiens, the species to which modern humans belong, has existed for at least 300,000 years. Maybe even more. For millennia, almost nothing has changed. As if Homo Sapiens were…
Diseases of Homo sapiens – L’Express
Accompanied by Professor Renaud Piarroux, head of department at Pitié Salpêtrière (AP-HP), specialist in infectious diseases, we delve into the history of epidemics, from prehistory to the end of Antiquity.…
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals: one produces more neurons than the other
Changing a single amino acid in a protein can have significant effects. By this means, the production of neurons would be more important in the frontal lobe during the development…
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred earlier in Europe!
If they were contemporary and hybridized, the cultural links between H. sapiens and H. neanderthalensis remain fragmented. A recent study reports the discovery of a French cave in which representatives…
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals crossed paths earlier than we thought in Europe!
If they were contemporary and hybridized, the cultural links between H. sapiens and H. neanderthalensis remain fragmented. A recent study reports the discovery of a French cave in which representatives…
The oldest Homo sapiens fossil is at least 33,000 years old!
The dating of the oldest undisputed fossil ofHomo sapiens was estimated at 200,000 years ago. The radiometric dating of a volcanic layer in Ethiopia makes it possible to reassess the…