Homo naledi
CRISPR, gravity waves, water on Mars: A decade of discoveries
From finding the building blocks for life on Mars to breakthroughs in gene editing and the rise of artificial intelligence, here are six major scientific...
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Biggest exhibit of human-like fossils goes on display in South Africa
The exhibit coincides with the publication of a controversial paper that questions the widely-held view that humanity’s evolutionary roots lay in Africa.
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Habib: SA’s well-being depends on strong research facilities
Wits Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib was speaking at the announcement of the discovery of an incomplete skeleton named Neo, believed to be a specimen of Homo naledi.
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Wits professors explain challenge of securing Homo Naledi’s age
Wits University’s Paul Dirks says the dating process felt relatively long because more than one method was used to ensure accuracy.
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[WATCH] Discovery finds Homo Naledi dates back 236,000 years
Scientists have announced the discovery of a new Homo naledi skeleton, Neo, & a new chamber in the Rising Star cave system. The chamber has been named Lesedi & it's similar in shape to the Dinaledi chamber in which the first Homo Naledi fossils were found.
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[WATCH] Why Lee Berger & co are over the moon with latest Rising Star discovery
Professor Lee Berger and his team has made a new discovery - a new chamber with Homo naledi in it. The skeleton has been named Neo, which means "Gift".
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[WATCH] Scientists announce 'significant' new Homo naledi discovery
Scientists have announced a 'major' new fossil discovery.
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ANALYSIS: How tiny black spots shed light on part of Homo naledi mystery
New evidence suggests that Homo naledi didn't deliberately deposit their dead in a hidden chamber.
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Homo naledi not as old as originally thought?
Canadian researchers say Homo naledi lived 912,000 years ago, rather than 2 million years.
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Shocking Homo naledi revelations could rattle other theories
Professor Francis Thackeray has made shocking revelations that could rattle the world of paleoanthropology and theories of whether a species such as Homo naledi are capable of complex behaviour.
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Homo naledi cave may have had another entrance
An investigation into whether this is true could offer a new explanation for the so-called ‘burial chamber’.
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How long ago did Homo naledi roam the earth?
Dr Francis Thackeray says his estimated two million year mark could be off by up to 500,000 years.
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OPINION: We need more scientific rock stars, not fewer
Alex Eliseev says that to pull science research into the mainstream, there is no choice but to simplify.
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More work lies ahead following discovery of Homo naledi
Researchers say they now have to come up with new dating methods to work on their discovery.
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More Homo naledi information surfaces
The new research papers illustrate how human-like Homo naledi's feet were.
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'Zapiro cartoon violates dignity of NPA leadership'
Mathole Motshekga has accused Zapiro of violating the dignity of the NPA’s through his latest cartoon.
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CARTOON: No more monkey business!
CARTOON: No more monkey business!
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Homo naledi debate: 'Humans don't come from baboons'
The SACC welcomed Homo naledi, but doesn’t approve of the theory that humans come from baboons.
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‘Homo naledi is not contrary to biblical scriptures’
Paul Verryn says it is written in the scripture that nothing is made that doesn’t have God’s influence in it.
