More science news: fossils of new human species found

[redheadbaker]

Homo luzonensis: New human species found in Philippines

There's a new addition to the family tree: an extinct species of human that's been found in the Philippines.

It's known as Homo luzonensis , after the site of its discovery on the country's largest island Luzon.

Its physical features are a mixture of those found in very ancient human ancestors and in more recent people.

That could mean primitive human relatives left Africa and made it all the way to South-East Asia, something not previously thought possible.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/science-environment-47873072

[aurora]

I saw this headline yesterday. Fascinating! There is so much we still don't know about history.

[cattledogkisses]

I love science.

[aurora]

I saw that they spent 8 years studying the bones before announcing the new species to make sure they got it right. 8 years!!!

[cville]

SCIENCE IS SO COOL

[VillainV]

This is amazing. I took an anthropology class on human evolution in college (as an elective -- I was an engineering major), and I've been fascinated by it ever since. It's amazing what they can tell about species by a jaw bone and a few toes.

[Jalapeñomel]

This is crazy!

[bugandbibs]

It's really interesting to see how many species there are and how they overlapped. The length of time some species survived is so varied.