Improved Estimates of DNA’s Mutation Rate Paint Clearer Picture of Human Prehistory
Since the 1960s, DNA has changed the story of human ancestry. Some studies have shown that all modern humans are descended from ancestors who lived…
Prehistory
Giant Oligocene Kairuku Penguins Stood Nearly Five Feet Tall
Paleontologists have reconstructed a model of the Kairuku penguin that stood almost 4 feet 6 inches in height in what’s now New Zealand. The Kairuku…