Read more about the article Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study
Image shows an example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food, undated photo. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in the city of Leipzig, Germany, claimed that some accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts. ( Lydia V. Luncz/Newsflash)

Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study

New research into ancient tools has revealed that cutting stones once believed to be made by early humans could actually have been the work of monkeys. Scientists from the Max…

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Read more about the article Astronomers Find Rare Rocky Earth-Mass Planet About 31 Light-Years Away Suited To Probe For Life
Image shows an artist's conception of a rocky Earth-mass exoplanet like Wolf 1069 b orbiting a red dwarf star, undated photo. If the planet had retained its atmosphere, chances are high that it would feature liquid water and habitable conditions over a wide area of its dayside. (NASA, Ames Research Center, Daniel Rutter/Newsflash)

Astronomers Find Rare Rocky Earth-Mass Planet About 31 Light-Years Away Suited To Probe For Life

Astronomers have discovered a possibly habitable exoplanet only 31 light-years away from Earth. The international team of researchers led by Diana Kossakowski from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA),…

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Read more about the article Ancient Greeks Married First Cousins To Protect Their Estates
Image shows Bronze Age family harvesting grain, undated photo. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, got new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules and family structures in Greece. (Nikola Nevenov/Newsflash)

Ancient Greeks Married First Cousins To Protect Their Estates

Ancient Greeks kept their estates and farmlands together by arranging for first cousins to marry each other, a new study has revealed. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary…

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Read more about the article Mums’ Moods Influence Their Babies Ability To Talk
Image shows the city of Leipzig, Germany where the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences is headquartered, undated photo. Scientists from the institute claimed that the mother's mood influences her baby's ability to speak in a study published on Sept. 21, 2022. (Stadt Leipzig/Newsflash)

Mums’ Moods Influence Their Babies Ability To Talk

Mothers who develop postnatal baby blues can influence their children's ability to talk, a new study has revealed. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences…

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Read more about the article Study Shows Chimpanzees Have Different Stone Tools Depending On What Nut They Want To Crack
Image shows a female chimpanzee cracking Panda oleosa nuts using a granodiorite hammerstone on a wooden (panda tree root) anvil, undated photo. (Liran Samuni, Tai Chimpanzee Project/Newsflash)

Study Shows Chimpanzees Have Different Stone Tools Depending On What Nut They Want To Crack

A new study has revealed that chimpanzees use a variety of different stone tools depending on what kind of nut they want to crack. The research was led by archaeologists…

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Read more about the article Modern Human Brains Less Error-Prone Than Neanderthals, Says Study
Visualization of fewer chromosome segregation errors in modern human in contrast to Neanderthal neural stem cells in an undated photo. German researchers discovered differences in the development of Neanderthal and modern human brains, as of Friday, July 29, 2022. (Felipe Mora-Bermudez, MPI-CBG/Newsflash)

Modern Human Brains Less Error-Prone Than Neanderthals, Says Study

Modern human brains make fewer mistakes than those of Neanderthals despite being of similar size, scientists in Germany have found. Researchers from the German Max Planck Institute have discovered that…

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Read more about the article Seaweeds Sweet Tooth Saves Carbon Emissions Of 300,000 Cars
Lush meadows of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica in the Mediterranean sea discovered by the Max Planck Institute of Marine Microbiology in the German city of Bremen. (HYDRA Marine Sciences GmbH/Newsflash)

Seaweeds Sweet Tooth Saves Carbon Emissions Of 300,000 Cars

Worldwide seaweeds are saving the equivalent of carbon dioxide emitted by more than 300,000 cars each year, according to new research - which also shows that the amount of sugar…

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Read more about the article Experts Study Rare African Parchment In Search Of Clues About The Evolution Of Writing
The transformation of indigenous symbols into Vai letters. (Momolu Massaquoi (1911)/Newsflash)

Experts Study Rare African Parchment In Search Of Clues About The Evolution Of Writing

Experts have studied a rare African parchment in their search for clues about the evolution of writing, which they say has evolved "to become simpler and more efficient". The Max…

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