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Joseph Shavit

What makes us human? The answer may be found in overlooked DNA

Researchers have now found a previously overlooked part of our DNA that may explain why our brains work differently.

Joseph Shavit

Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas

Footprints found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico provide the earliest unequivocal evidence of human activity in the Americas.

Joshua Shavit

Meet the fish guarding genetic secrets that can unravel humanity’s evolution

As we live and breathe, ancient-looking fish known as bowfin are guarding genetic secrets that that can help unravel humanity’s evolution

Joseph Shavit

How people manipulate their own memories

People remember past experiences through the so-called episodic memory system and can manipulate their memories on three levels.

Joseph Shavit

Cave painting show Neanderthals were not the boorish relatives of Homo sapiens

Neanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave 60,000 years ago.

Joseph Shavit

Two-thirds of romantic couples start out as friends, study finds

Movies and television often show romance begin when two strangers meet. Real-life couples, however, are far more likely to begin as friends

Joseph Shavit

Scientists hail Dragon Man skull discovery as a new species and Homo Sapiens closest relative

A near-perfectly preserved ancient human fossil known as the Harbin cranium sits in the Geoscience Museum in Hebei GEO University

Joseph Shavit

New research suggests humans can live to be 150 years old but there is a catch

Humans may be able to live for between 120 and 150 years, but no longer than this "absolute limit" on human life span

Joseph Shavit

Parenting 101 -- Attentive listening helps teens open up, study finds

Engaged listening techniques such as eye contact, nodding and using key words to praise openness helps teenagers

Joseph Shavit

Puppies are wired to communicate with people, study shows

Dogs may have earned the title "man's best friend" because of how good they are at interacting with people.