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Paul Theroux’s travelogue takes him to the land of an ancestor who arrived by ‘dumb luck and good timing.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It is unclear exactly how the sculpture came to be in the Cotswolds, but the family presume it was bought at auction by an ancestor in the mid 1900s.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

She arrived a few days before Día de los Muertos, a day of ancestor veneration in Mexican states like Michoacan, Jalisco and Oaxaca.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

That distinction has influenced ideas about whether the human-chimpanzee ancestor should have possessed feet more like those of modern apes or monkeys.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Man, how long did your ancient ancestor work on this project down here?” remarked Kojo, admiring the carefully crafted corridor of stone.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Laboratory experiments showed that some reconstructed peptides from extinct ancestors were more effective against drug resistant bacteria than some versions found in modern species.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

But it meant that as we sat down, with oil paintings of Earl Spencer's aristocratic ancestors staring down at our TV lights, the interview was not just about his recollections of his sister.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Our cats’ ancestors were already meowing when they began living alongside humans,” Schwartz says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Brian Guillermo Dyson was born Sept. 7, 1935, into a family whose British ancestors emigrated to Argentina in the 19th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I am Nhamo, your child,” she whispered to her ancestors.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer