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

At some point, our ancestors began living in groups that weren’t only companions, but co-parents.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“My ancestors made things like this to wear and decorate their bodies,” Saar says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“Many of my teachers and mentors were people whose ancestors had come to the country during the great wave of Jewish migration.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

She sings it several more times, making sure I know each word and pronounce it properly in Ladino—the old Judeo-Spanish her ancestors spoke.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar