Human speech originated in central and southern Africa, according to new research on languages. It is then said to have spread around the globe alongside migrating human populations. A comprehensive study of phonemes, or the perceptually distinct units of sound that differentiate words, used in 504 human languages reveals that the dialects containing the most… Continue reading Human Speech Originated in Africa: Study Suggests
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Early Humans Began in Southern Africa, Study Suggests
Modern humans may have originated from southern Africa, an extensive genetic study has suggested.
Unusual Discovery in South African Orchard
Andrews Bromi, TalkAfrique.com Is there a faster, cheaper method to pick sweetest oranges in the orchard? Ask a baboon. A group of baboons in South Africa is being recognized as capable of sniffing out a new, sweeter variety of orange. Their speed and accuracy at gobbling up quickly ripening fruit has led to a discovery… Continue reading Unusual Discovery in South African Orchard
Did first humans originate from Afican or Middle East?
A news scientific discovery may force libraries to burn some old biology books on the evolution of modern man from their shelves. Scientists have just discovery a 400,000-year-old human remains which raises a lot of questions. Previously, researchers believed that homo sapiens, which are the direct descendants of modern man, evolved in Africa about 200,000… Continue reading Did first humans originate from Afican or Middle East?
One for two: Africa has two species of elephants
You don’t need to be a science student to love this.
Aliens May Be Living Among Us
Never mind Mars, alien life may be thriving right here on Earth, a major science conference has been told.
African Fossils Suggest Complex Life Arose Early
Multicellular creatures may have gotten going 2.1 billion years ago
New scientific finding on mosquitoes is not good news on the malaria front
The research team of researchers from the University Of Notre Dame, the J.C. Venter Institute, Washington University and the Broad Institute are reporting that two strains of mosquitoes responsible for malaria in Africa are evolving at an unexpected rate into genetically distinct species. This is not good news as it will further complicate the tedious… Continue reading New scientific finding on mosquitoes is not good news on the malaria front