Small relatives may add layer to human history
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Detailing &quot;a new and surprising twig&quot; on the human family tree, scientists report Thursday they&#39;ve discovered the remains of a clan of tiny human relatives, standing about 30 inches tall, that
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They&#39;re tiny and pesky, but also hold secrets to our evolution: Head lice have shown researchers that an extinct species of early human had direct contact with modern-day man 25,000 years ago.
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Australian scientists have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island. The discovery adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.
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By Donna Borak Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.
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The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.
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Descendants of a plantation's masters and slaves come together to recount history - and forge family bonds.
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Not very much, when you look at our DNA. But those few tiny changes made all the difference in the world
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Researchers think a combination of genes work together, maybe with other risk factors, to contribute to Alzheimerâs disease.
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&#8230;. history has the tendency to repeat itself over and over again. No, humans do not learn from past mistakes of their ancestors. They might learn from their own past mistakes, but that will be gone and forgotten by the next generation already. I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if this little introduction raised an eyebrow or two [...]
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As genealogical societies and Web sites proliferate and DNA testing becomes more widely available, researching family roots has become a passion for many Americans.
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Australian scientists predicted a &quot;palaeontological gold rush&quot; after the discovery of a new species of tiny human in neighbouring Indonesia in a find that will re-draw the human family tree.
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Lice genes have been a head-scratcher for experts in human origins who now suspect that we humans picked up some parasites from our more primitive ancestors.
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Two researchers are following the footsteps of the religious patriarch in the hope that people will rediscover their common roots.
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Scientists said the fossils should give new insights into a little-known period of early human origins.
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LIANG BUA, IndonesiaâThe discovery of remains of a tiny human closely related to man on the remote Indonesian island of Flores and tales of hobbit-like creatures
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Fans of The Lord of the Rings may be interested to know that a remote Indonesian island has yielded the remains of pint-size people - a surprising new human species â-hat paleontologists say lived just 18,000 years ago.
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A new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world were discovered by scientists.