Postnatal interaction of size and shape in the human endocranium and brain structures
Journal of Anatomy, Volume 248, Issue 3, Page 395-411, March 2026.Ancestral egg‐laying Sceloporus had dorsoventrally tall female pelvises. Two of three live‐bearing clades evolved larger bodies and flatter, wider pelvises, likely reflecting relaxed allometric limits and selection for crypsis or thermoregulation in terrestrial habitats.
Kuranosuke Takagi, Osamu Kondo
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An early modern human from Romania with a recent Neanderthal ancestor
Nature, 2015 Neanderthals are thought to have disappeared in Europe approximately 39,000–41,000 years ago but they have contributed 1–3% of the DNA of present-day people in Eurasia.
Qiaomei Fu +15 more
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A Strong Supporter: Evidence for the Role of the Fifth Finger in Habitual Gripping Activity
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 189, Issue 2, February 2026.ABSTRACT Objectives The fifth finger plays a key role in manual dexterity, yet its habitual use and functional integration within the hand remain poorly understood. This study investigates the contribution of the fifth ray to habitual gripping activities and its synergistic relationship with the thumb.
Cora Leder, Sarah A. Schrader
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Shaping the human face: Periosteal bone modeling across ontogeny
The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 2, Page 271-292, February 2026.Abstract Facial morphology is a defining aspect of Homo sapiens that distinguishes our species from fossil ancestors and plays a central role in estimating age, sex, and ancestry in both past and present populations. Understanding how the face develops during postnatal ontogeny is essential for interpreting adult facial variation.
Sarah E. Freidline +5 more
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Burn Selection: How Fire Injury Shaped Human Evolution
BioEssays, Volume 48, Issue 2, February 2026.Intentional fire use exposed humans and their ancestors to high‐temperature burn injury, a risk rare in other species, bringing major survival benefits and technologies but also repeated exposure to extreme heat. The Burn Selection Hypothesis reframes this cost of fire mastery as a unique selective pressure, which shaped our evolution.
Joshua Cuddihy +9 more
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Reply to: ‘No direct evidence for the presence of Nubian Levallois technology and its association with Neanderthals at Shukbah Cave’ [PDF]
, 2022 James Blinkhorn +8 more
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Reconstructing the 3D genome organization of Neanderthals reveals that chromatin folding shaped phenotypic and sequence divergence [PDF]
, 2022 Evonne McArthur +11 more
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Spartan Daily, March 8, 2006 [PDF]
, 2006 Volume 126, Issue 24https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/10224/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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The Neanderthal Niche Space of Western Eurasia - Supplemental Material
, 2023 Peter Yaworsky
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An emerging consensus in palaeoanthropology: demography was the main factor responsible for the disappearance of Neanderthals [PDF]
, 2021 Krist Vaesen +2 more
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