News articles tagged with 'human' (Page 107)
Giardia genome unlocked
— 28 Sep 2007 02:54 | BiologyGiardia lamblia, one of the most common human parasites in the United States, causes more than 20,000 intestinal infections a year, often through contact with contaminated drinking…
New research sheds light on hobbit
— 20 Sep 2007 20:30 | Geology and palaeontologyAn international team of researchers led by the Smithsonian Institution has completed a new study on Homo floresiensis, commonly referred to as the 'hobbit,' a 3-foot-tall, 18,000-year-old…
The most famous fossil Lucy debuts in Houston
— 28 Aug 2007 22:02 | Geology and palaeontologyEthiopia is the cradle of mankind, the birthplace of coffee, the purported resting place of the Ark of the Covenant - and home to legions of Bob Marley fans. Discover five million years…
New fossils challenge established views on early evolution of our genus Homo
— 12 Aug 2007 23:16 | Geology and palaeontologyTwo new fossils, described this week in the journal Nature, cast fresh light on a little understood and important period of human prehistory at the dawn of our own genus, Homo. The…
Early modern human skull includes surprising Neanderthal feature
— 11 Aug 2007 14:49 | Geology and palaeontologyIn 1942, a human braincase was found in Romania during phosphate mining. The skull's geological age has remained uncertain. Now, new radiocarbon analysis appearing in the August issue…
NASA extends bioastronautics contract with Wyle Laboratories
— 3 Jul 2007 02:36 | AstronomyNASA has exercised a $294 million option to extend a contract with Wyle Laboratories Inc. of Houston to support the Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Centre. The…
An early modern human from China
— 3 Apr 2007 00:30 | Geology and palaeontologyResearchers at Washington University in St Louis and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing have been studying a 40,000-year-old early modern human…