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Canterbury suburbs home to some of Britain’s earliest humans, study finds

The Canterbury suburbs were home to some of Britain’s earliest humans, new discoveries have revealed. The research confirms that Homo heidelbergensis, an ancestor of Neanderthals, occupied southern Britain between 560,000 and 620,000 years ago, when ...

22 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Sharing a cry over a sad film ‘can strengthen connections between people’

Sharing a cry over a sad film can strengthen connections between people – even if they are strangers, research has suggested. Previous studies have shown reaching for the tissues while watching tragic films can boost levels of feelgood chemicals ...

30 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Elephants vary what they eat for dinner each night, study suggests

Elephants may vary what they eat for dinner every night, just like humans, new research suggests. It is well known that the animals eat leaves, yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants the herbivores chomp on is more complicated. A new ...

05 Jul 2023 at 01:30

Human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes – study

The rotating shoulders and extending elbows that allow humans to reach a high shelf or throw a ball may have first evolved as a natural braking system for our primate ancestors, a study suggests. According to the researchers, early humans ...

06 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Bats feast as insects migrate through Pyrenees – study

Bats gather for late-night feasts as nocturnal insects fly through mountain passes in the Pyrenees each autumn, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists identified seven bat species and 66 insect species – 90% of which were ...

16 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Extinct fox found in Argentina shared ‘strong bond’ with humans – study

An extinct fox in Argentina may have once been man’s best friend, sharing a “strong bond” with humans, research suggests. Analysis of 1,500-year-old skeletal remains at a burial site in Patagonia suggests that Dusicyon avus – also ...

10 Apr 2024 at 12:24

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