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An ancestor first lost its paired eyes after becoming largely inactive, retained a simple central eye, and later used parts of that structure to build a new and more advanced visual system.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

The researchers say the use of touch to build trust and cooperation may date back at least seven million years, before humans, chimpanzees and bonobos split from a common ancestor.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Eight of out 10 of Sumba's population of 685,000 people are Christian, but its older "marapu" belief system, that blends animism and ancestor worship, has deep roots.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

"It may be the early ancestor of all our marsupial carnivores."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

The wild ancestors of our wheat and barley crops look so similar to the crops themselves that the identity of the ancestor has never been in doubt.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Those that moved onto land developed into highly effective predators, and fossils show that their ancestors had already been hunting for hundreds of millions of years.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

His ancestors on both sides were mill workers.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

In Auckland, the Hāngī Master, Rewi Spraggon, honors his ancestors with his traditional hāngī catered cooking.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

And for centuries too, Major Puff’s ancestors have led the way to victory each and every time.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el