Richard Vaughan+FollowDragon Man’s True Identity Revealed!That mysterious 'Dragon Man' skull found in China in 1933? Turns out, it’s actually a Denisovan! Scientists just cracked the case using DNA from ancient dental plaque, proving this massive cranium belonged to our long-lost human cousin. This is the first nearly complete Denisovan skull ever found, and it’s been hiding in plain sight for almost a century. Makes you wonder what other ancient secrets are sitting on museum shelves! #ScienceNews #HumanEvolution #Denisovan #Science90Share
daniellopez+FollowAncient ‘Dragon Man’ Skull Solves DNA MysteryRemember that mysterious ‘Dragon Man’ skull found in China ages ago? Turns out, it’s our first real look at a Denisovan—a super elusive ancient human cousin! Scientists finally cracked the case using DNA from dental plaque (seriously), revealing these folks had big brow ridges and a powerful build. Wildest part? Many of us still carry Denisovan DNA today. Human family tree just got a lot more interesting! #DragonMan #Denisovan #HumanEvolution #History17428Share
susanfoster+FollowHow Humans Became Ultimate SurvivorsTurns out, our ancestors were way more adaptable than we thought! A new study shows that about 70,000 years ago, ancient humans started thriving in all kinds of wild African environments—forests, deserts, you name it. This flexibility made them the ultimate generalists, and it’s what gave them the edge to finally leave Africa and spread across the globe 50,000 years ago. Basically, we’re here because our ancestors were the OG survival experts! #HumanEvolution #ScienceNews #AncientHistory #History21Share
Tamara Jones+FollowHumans Almost Went Extinct?!Imagine if only about 1,000 humans were left on Earth for over 100,000 years! New research shows our ancestors nearly vanished 900,000 years ago due to wild climate change. DNA from over 3,000 people revealed this crazy "genetic bottleneck"—we lost almost 99% of our population! It even changed our chromosomes, setting us apart from apes. Wild to think how close we came to not existing at all! #HumanEvolution #ScienceNews #History #Science5727Share
Brad Arroyo+FollowWhat Weird Tooth Pits Reveal About UsDid you know some ancient human relatives had mysterious pits on their teeth? Scientists just found out these weird dimples—especially on Paranthropus molars—are likely genetic, not from disease. That means these tiny pits could actually help us map out who’s related to who in our family tree! Even the famous 'hobbits' (Homo floresiensis) had them. Turns out, our teeth are holding onto way more secrets about our origins than we thought. Wild, right? #HumanEvolution #ScienceNews #AncientHumans #History00Share
Debra Taylor+FollowAncient Teeth Reveal Evolution's Hidden CluesTurns out, tiny pits in ancient teeth aren’t just signs of bad childhoods—they might actually be a genetic marker that helps us map out our human family tree! Researchers found these uniform, shallow pits in fossil teeth from species like Paranthropus and Australopithecus, but not in Homo (that’s us). Instead of being defects, these pits could be a trait passed down for millions of years. Basically, our ancestors’ dental quirks are rewriting what we know about human evolution! #HumanEvolution #FossilFinds #ScienceNews #Science50Share
Patrick Simmons+FollowAncient Teeth Reveal Evolution’s Hidden CluesTurns out, those tiny pits in ancient teeth aren’t just signs of bad childhoods—they might actually be genetic markers that help us map out our family tree! Researchers found these uniform, shallow pits in 2-million-year-old Paranthropus and Australopithecus fossils, but not in our own Homo ancestors. Instead of being a dental defect, these pits could be a secret evolutionary signature, helping scientists figure out who’s related to who. Who knew teeth could spill so much ancient tea? #HumanEvolution #FossilFinds #ScienceNews #Science40Share
Samantha Johnson+FollowHumans Are Still Evolving?!Did you know we’re still evolving? Scientists say modern humans (Homo sapiens) have been around for at least 300,000 years, but our story started way earlier. We’ve mixed with Neanderthals and Denisovans, and some people in Nepal have even evolved to thrive in super low-oxygen environments! Plus, our culture might be speeding up evolution—think of learned behaviors as survival hacks. Wild, right? Human evolution is way more recent (and ongoing) than you might think! #HumanEvolution #ScienceFacts #DidYouKnow #Science22Share
James Brady+FollowAncient Teeth Just Changed Human HistoryTurns out, those ancient teeth we thought we had all figured out? Not so simple! Scientists cracked open the secrets of Paranthropus robustus tooth enamel and found protein clues that suggest there might have been more than one species hanging out in prehistoric Africa. Plus, they used these proteins to finally sort out which fossils were male or female—turns out, tooth size alone was super misleading. Human evolution just got a whole lot messier (and way more interesting)! #HumanEvolution #FossilFinds #ScienceNews #Science70Share
Matthew Stevens+FollowAncient Teeth Spill Hominin Secrets2.2 million-year-old teeth just changed the game for human evolution! Scientists dug up Paranthropus robustus chompers in a South African cave and used protein analysis (not DNA!) to figure out their sex—and even found one tooth that totally fooled them. Turns out, our ancient relatives were way more diverse than we thought, and there might even be a mystery species hiding in the mix. Who knew dental enamel could spill so much tea? #AncientHistory #HumanEvolution #ScienceNews #Science90Share
