It’s very well established that the very first modern humans evolved and emerged in what’s now Africa, but we’re still figuring out where and when they left our home continent. The Out of Africa story ...

Researchers use the cavity system of the inner ear to examine the dispersal of modern humans from Africa. Skeletal features, such as cranial and pelvic morphologies, can lend insight into human ...

April 3 (UPI) --New research suggests inner ear morphology can trace the dispersion of early humans out of Africa and across the globe. Using computed tomography, researchers collected high-resolution ...

During the earliest days of life on Earth, the ancestors of the ocean mammals we know today looked completely different. Cetaceans, the group that includes modern dolphins, whales, and porpoises, ...

The inner ear, a complex sensory apparatus incorporating the cochlea, semicircular canals, and otolithic organs, is pivotal for auditory perception and balance. Recent multidisciplinary research has ...

The early migration of humans out of Africa and across the world can be proven using genetic and morphological analyses. However, morphological data from the skull and skeleton often only allow ...

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