3bzwZHt_6dI what-were-humans-doing-100000-years-ago What Were Humans doing 100,000 Years Ago? The recently discovered Burckler Crater would have had a significant effect of early humans especially since it occurred only 5000 years ago. NNVA6tl4Im4 north-02-a-neanderthal-odyssey NORTH 02 | A Neanderthal Odyssey In this documentary, we discuss everything we know about the enigmatic Neanderthals. 4XmFUWdgKWk pbs-eons-how-some-plants-survived-the-k-pg-extinction PBS Eons | How Some Plants Survived The K-Pg Extinction Perhaps for plants in times of great stress and ecological upheaval, the more DNA the better. zLTAKMOBJ3A homo-neanderthalensis-the-neanderthal-man Homo Neanderthalensis | The Neanderthal Man What comes to mind when you think of a neanderthal? Even though perceptions of these ancient humans have changed drastically over the past few decades, it's still likely that the word is synonymous with brutish, primitive, knuckle-dragging apes. H51uUUoXOI0 skeleton-reveals-early-humans-had-sex-with-neanderthals Skeleton Reveals Early Humans had Sex with Neanderthals In 1998, the skeleton of a 29,000-year-old child was unearthed in Portugal’s Lapedo valley. dVcneOQirfA the-search-for-the-genes-that-make-us-human The Search for The Genes that Make Us Human In the search for the genes that make us human, some of the most important answers were hiding not in the genes themselves, but in what was once considered genomic junk. V62l2wzpuAQ why-was-the-great-dying-so-bad Why Was the Great Dying So Bad? The ending of the Permian Period marks the worst mass extinction event in the history of life - the Great Dying. But what made this extinction so severe? u9khcxin8Xs are-big-brains-the-key-to-our-species-dominance Are Big Brains the Key to Our Species' Dominance? In this video, we'll take a look at the development of the human brain from Homo erectus to modern humans. We'll explore the changes that have occurred over time, and the reasons for them. UnGe_Gx0WB8 scientists-cannot-explain-this-new-scientific-discovery-in-africa Scientists Cannot Explain this Scientific Discovery in Africa In studies that embrace the increasingly controversial Out of Africa Hypothesis, the Yoruba are frequently assumed to be the African ancestor of non-African groups. This includes all people of Eurasian, Native American and Aboriginal Australian ancestry. CFuTHEgodsY mysteries-of-human-evolution-the-extinction-of-homo-erectus Mysteries of Human Evolution | The Extinction of Homo Erectus In this video, we'll take a look at one of the greatest mysteries of human evolution: the extinction of Homo Erectus. urlnWsUczd4 stefan-milo-the-life-and-death-of-a-neanderthal Stefan Milo | The Life and Death of a Neanderthal Roughly 50,000 years ago, Shanidar 1 aka Nandy walked the earth. What can we say about the life and death of this Neanderthal? dhCENZnh7n8 the-dark-origins-of-the-most-successful-ancient-human-homo-erectus Dark Origins of The Most Successful Ancient Human In this video, we'll explore the mysterious origins of the most successful ancient human: Homo erectus. Was he born in the cradle of humanity? 1k-NbUXUTsY the-fascinating-origins-of-hominins The Fascinating Origins of Hominins The Hominini form a taxonomic tribe of the subfamily Homininae ("hominines"). Hominini includes the extant genera Homo (humans) and Pan (chimpanzees and bonobos) and in standard usage excludes the genus Gorilla (gorillas). aGAfNrg_Bt8 prehistoric-humans-homo-habilis-the-first-humans Prehistoric Humans | Homo Habilis: The First 'Humans' | Just less than two and a half million years ago, in the Early Pleistocene epoch of Eastern Africa, a group of hairy, bipedal apes evolved, and soon after, began to use basic stone tools. JS0Cn-bDuKs oldest-dna-ever-found-reveals-secrets-of-the-ancient-arctic Oldest DNA Ever Found Reveals Secrets of the Ancient Arctic Scientists have retrieved the oldest DNA ever, which points to an ecosystem unlike anything on Earth today. NJAzS1eRQS4 neanderthals-and-sapiens-the-100000-year-war Neanderthals and Sapiens, the 100,000-Year WAR The extinction of Neanderthal man is an issue that has never been too hotly debated, especially when we consider that this hominid was the undisputed ruler on our planet for more than 200,000 years and disappeared less than 30,000 years ago, to make way for the species to which we belong by descent: Homo sapiens. K_W61aL5D5I meeting-our-ancient-human-ancestors Meeting Our Ancient Human Ancestors The Cradle of Humankind in South Africa offers an incredible opportunity to come face to face with some of our earliest human ancestors. Australopithecus, Homo naledi, Paranthropus and others have all been discovered here and give us a rare glimpse into our own past. fgaL4wEM3qc ancient-human-homo-naledi Ancient Human | Homo Naledi Homo naledi is an extinct species of archaic human discovered in 2013 in the Rising Star Cave, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa dating to the Middle Pleistocene 335,000–236,000 years ago. M0HoI-C6dDA what-is-it-that-made-homo-sapiens-so-intelligent What is it that made Homo Sapiens so Intelligent? Is it true or not true that we Sapiens are different? And if true, what do we have that is different from all other creatures on the planet? 2uVzUFjVP0c this-is-what-the-earth-looked-like-before-the-dinosaurs-era This is what the Earth Looked Like Before the Dinosaurs Era The Earth has changed so many times and transformed heavily from when it first formed. How life came from non-life is still a big scientific mystery. TbKLLLNe0xQ earth-after-the-dinosaurs-the-day-the-dinosaurs-went-extinct Earth after the Dinosaurs | The Day the Dinosaurs went Extinct One unspecified day 66 million years ago, the impact of a large asteroid changed the Earth - a planet so suitable for life - into a dark and inhospitable place, hostile to most living beings. A giant rock hit the planet millions of years ago and wiped out the dinosaurs. fg_O2cdOQxA dinosaur-fossil-from-asteroid-strike-that-caused-extinction-found Dinosaur Fossil from Asteroid Strike Extinction Found A dinosaur's leg, stunningly preserved, has been presented by scientists claiming it was likely killed by a giant asteroid which caused the species' extinction. ePFgxtBUIWU why-did-modern-humans-take-so-long-to-leave-africa Why Did Modern Humans Take So Long to Leave Africa? In this video, we'll explore the question of why modern humans took so long to leave Africa. We'll look at the different theories and discuss the evidence, before coming to a conclusion about what really happened. rulKirUBo3k ancient-human-homo-habilis Ancient Human | Homo Habilis Homo habilis, or "handy man", is an extinct species of archaic human from the Early Pleistocene of East and South Africa about 2.31 million years ago to 1.65 million years ago (mya). MqkoGab5JtE ancient-humans-homo-floresiensis Ancient Humans | Homo Floresiensis Did you know real Hobbit people used to exist on the planet a long time ago? -4afIB-Gys4 ancient-human-homo-heidelbergensis Ancient Human | Homo Heidelbergensis Homo heidelbergensis , or H. sapiens heidelbergensis is an extinct species or subspecies of archaic human which existed during the Middle Pleistocene. It was subsumed as a subspecies of H. erectus in 1950 as H. e. heidelbergensis, but towards the end of the century, it was more widely classified as its own species. OivG32DVArY genetics-and-human-evolution Genetics and Human Evolution One of the most exciting parts of 21st century science has been the use of genetics to understand patterns of human evolution. 2doP_3juV2Y ancient-human-neanderthal Ancient Human | Neanderthal Neanderthals, or Homo neanderthalensis are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago. iM6LSUpanmg the-complex-evolution-of-homo-sapiens-thats-you The Complex Evolution of Homo Sapiens (that's you) The evolution of you. 1,000,000 years ago to 30,000 years ago.