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2026-01-03 Science & Technology

A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-03 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1792 views ] Top

1 Some "science" from the guys who measure asteroids in giraffes.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-01-03 12:31|| 2026-01-03 12:31|| Front Page Top

2 It sounds like our family tree was more like oaks and peppers (capsicums), happily interbreeding between the species and producing intermediate forms.

I mean, we know Homo sap., Neanderthals, and Denisovans interbred from DNA studies. Why not earlier species as well?

Posted by trailing wife 2026-01-03 19:40|| 2026-01-03 19:40|| Front Page Top

3 Hobbits

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-03 22:28|| 2026-01-03 22:28|| Front Page Top

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