ancestors

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For decades, researchers believed our ancestors mainly stuck to open grasslands and coastal regions, avoiding the thick forests of Africa until much later in history.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

The cooperation between our human ancestors may have been more flexible, without rigid rules about who was allowed to reproduce.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“I still think our ancestors lived better lives. As long as there are animals to hunt and tubers to harvest, what else do I want?” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The Goldrich will open with a museum exhibition titled “Meet Your Neighbor,” amplifying diverse L.A. communities and featuring stories of Angelenos and their ancestors who resettled, immigrated or sought refuge from persecution and violence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Nervously, she told him about the dead Portuguese and the panga she thought he had given her, about the puff adder that had come from the ancestors, and about Long Teats.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer