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When did humans first start to sing? Part 2

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To answer a question or ask a new one, email lastword@newscientist.com
Icon for www.smithsonianmag.comSmithsonian Magazine · Jun 21, 2023

When Did Humans Start Settling Down?

How did civilization come about ... leaps and looks instead to longer processes of evolution. The finds at Nahal Ein Gev II testify to humans settling down and practicing some form of cultivation ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Mar 17, 2025

When Did Humans First Speak? New Genetic Clues Point to 135,000 Years Ago

When did the first humans start speaking? Did we always have this ... and I hope this will encourage people to look more at human language and evolution.” This story originally appeared on ...
Icon for www.nature.comNature · Nov 15, 2021

Overview of Hominin Evolution

How did humans evolve into the big-brained, bipedal ape that we are today? This article examines the fossil evidence of our 6 million year evolution. Darwin's great insight, and the unifying ...
Icon for www.the-scientist.comThe Scientist · Apr 1, 2020

Did Human Evolution Include a Semi-Aquatic Phase?

For the past 150 years, scientists and laypeople alike have accepted a “savanna” scenario of human evolution. The theory, primarily based on fossil evidence, suggests that because our ancestral ape family members were living in the trees of East ...
Icon for www.msn.comEntertainment Times on MSN.com · Mar 7, 2025

When did early humans start eating meat? New discovery reveals the answer

When did early humans start eating meat regularly ... to have played a crucial role in brain development and human evolution. Now, new research analyzing fossilized tooth enamel is bringing ...
Icon for www.altoonamirror.comAltoona Mirror · Feb 20, 2025

Gene linked to start of human speech

Associated Press file photo Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role — and they say the evolution of this singular ability was key to our survival.