New research has cast doubt on the theory that the presence of sweet potatoes in Polynesia indicates early contact with […]
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Fossil find uncovers possible hobbit ancestor – In the news
Fossilised remains of small-bodied hominins found on the Indonesian island of Flores have been dated to around 700,000 years old […]
Continue readingWhen did the last moa die?
It is hard to know exactly when the last of New Zealand’s iconic giant birds kicked the proverbial bucket, but […]
Continue readingClimate and canoe offer colonisation clues
Two new studies from Australian and New Zealand authors have shed light on the travels of the first Polynesian settlers […]
Continue readingTuatara’s distant relative also survived asteroid
New fossils from South America overturn the current thinking that the tuatara was the only species of its kind to […]
Continue readingMoa populations stable until humans arrived
Researchers have analysed DNA from bones of a number of giant extinct moa and used the data to make inferences […]
Continue readingKiwis confirm rock painting as Australia’s oldest
Researchers from the University of Waikato carbon-dating team have have identified recently discovered rock art in Australia’s Northern Territories as […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Kepler launch, when science stories go bad, SMC is hiring
Spacecraft’s progress tracked from NZ The Johannes Kepler unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station after […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Archaeologists and art restorers have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ’s apostles
Laser technology has allowed the discovery of what are believed to be the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus […]
Continue readingDom Post: Intriguing new branches broaden the human family tree
Bob Brockie writes in the Dominion Post about the recent fossil discoveries which suggest that modern humanity lived with several […]
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