DNA from a tiny but mighty insect could help reveal the timeline for prehistoric humans

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.
Smithsonian Magazine

15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human

The museum’s groundbreaking Hall of Human Origins centers around the adaptations that set early humans apart Jack Tamisiea What does it mean to be human? This question, deceptively simple and imbued ...
The Scientist

A History of HeLa Cells: How the Immortal Cells Advanced Biomedical Science

HeLa cells are the most famous human cells in science. Discover how cervical cancer, HPV proteins, and bioethics shaped one ...
Science Daily

Ancient skeletons reveal viruses embedded in human DNA

Scientists have, for the first time, rebuilt ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) using DNA from archaeological human remains that are more than 2,000 years old. The research, ...
New Scientist

How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...
The Conversation

Changing the Eurocentric narrative about the history of science – why multiculturalism matters

MacEwan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. MacEwan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. In the 11th century in Cairo, the foundations for ...