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Cave bears may have been adapting to survive the ice age
Recent research published in Quaternary Science Reviews on the long extinct cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) has found their attempt to adapt to the growing harshness of the last ice age before their extinction.
22/05/19 -
Megalith tombs were family graves in European Stone Age
In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, an international research team, led by Uppsala University with co-author Linus Girdland-Flink of LJMU, discovered kin relationships among Stone Age individuals buried in megalithic tombs on Ireland and in Sweden.
16/04/19 -
New Neanderthal remains discovered
LJMU researchers discover new remains at the Shanidar Cave in the mountains of Iraq.
25/01/19 -
Research reveals evidence of new population of ancient Native Americans
Genetic analysis of ancient DNA from a six-week-old female infant found at an Interior Alaska archaeological site, has revealed a previously unknown population of ancient people in North America.
04/01/18 -
LJMU reveals digital image bringing people face to face with Seventeenth Century Scottish soldier
LJMU’s Face Lab has unveiled a digital reconstruction of the face of a Seventeenth century Scottish Soldier whose body was discovered at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.
14/12/17 -
DNA-study shows the Guanches originated from North Africa
The aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands, commonly known as the Guanches, originated from North Africa. A team of international researchers has now confirmed.
26/10/17 -
Scientists discover the dawn of spoken language evolution
Why did our ancestors combine a consonant with a vowel to make up the first word? Scientists from several institutes have found some clues to the answer.
09/02/17 -
Piltdown Man research on primetime TV
LJMU’s Dr Isabelle De Groote appeared on the BBC’s primetime hit TV programme, The One Show, during a special feature on the famous Piltdown Man forgeries.
18/01/17 -
Is this the face of Robert the Bruce?
Scientists and historians have joined forces to create detailed virtual images of what could be the head of Robert the Bruce, reconstructed from the cast of a human skull held by the Hunterian Museum.
08/12/16 -
Can a fish leave footprints? It’s possible, according to LJMU study
Making footprints without feet: Lungfish moving on land leaves unusual traces says scientist.
28/09/16