In nearly the same breath as he shared updates on his plans to dig tunnels, Elon Musk also noted he’s looking to hopefully share more on his progress with developing a “neural lace” next month. That’s a technical term for direct cortical interface, and it’s something that the SpaceX and …
Read More »Humans Caused Extinction of Australia’s Prehistoric Giant Animals: New Evidence
New evidence indicates the primary cause of megafaunal extinction in Australia 45,000 years ago was likely a result of humans, not climate change. A paper on the subject is published in the journal Nature Communications. A range of now extinct megafauna that was present when humans first arrived in Australia. …
Read More »Humans Arrived in North America around 24,000 Years Ago
Humans first arrived in North America 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to an analysis of ancient animal bones found in northern Yukon, Canada. Top: cut marks on a horse mandible from Bluefish Cave II; the specimen is dated to 19,650 years before present; the bone surface is a …
Read More »Ancient Tools, Bones Reveal Humans Arrived in South America Earlier than Thought
Early Homo sapiens arrived in South America earlier than believed, new research shows. Sample of stone tools (scrapers, flakes and bipolar cobble) found at the Arroyo Seco 2 site. Image credit: G.G. Politis et al. The conclusion comes from the analysis of ancient tools and bones from a variety of …
Read More »Middle Stone Age Humans Used Innovative Heating Techniques to Make Tools
Early humans living in southern Africa in the Middle Stone Age after 65,000 years ago used advanced heating techniques to produce silcrete blades, according to a new study. This image shows heated silcrete artifacts made by Middle Stone Age humans at Klipdrift Shelter, South Africa. Image credit: Katja Douze / …
Read More »Stone Age Humans Hunted Cave Lions for Their Pelts, Research Suggests
According to a new study, Stone Age humans may have hunted Eurasian cave lions (Panthera leo spelaea) for their pelts, perhaps contributing to their extinction. Cave lion (Panthera leo spelaea) by Heinrich Harder, 1920. The Eurasian cave lion is an extinct subspecies of lion that lived on the Eurasian continent …
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