Tag Archives: Homo Sapiens

5 Recent Archaeological Discoveries that Changed History

Since the 1980s, many significant archaeological discoveries have been made. While it may be too early to know exactly how each of these finds impact history, archaeologists have no doubts. Here is a list of the five main archaeological discoveries made since 1980. The Neanderthal genome In 2007, researchers from Leipzig discovered that Neanderthals inherited […]

Humans Vs. Rats

Homo sapiens and the Norwegian rat – Comparative Discussion Digestives The overall digestive tract is anatomically very similar in mice and humans. The major difference is that mice lack gall bladder. But their bile, a bodily fluid that breaks down lipids, flows from the liver to the small intestines. Mice also lack the ability to […]

Fetal Pig Sus Dissection

Title: Comparison of the Anatomies of Sus and Homo sapiens Research background: The Pig is a placental mammal, like humans. The anatomy of the pig fetus is similar to that of other placental mammals, such as humans. In anatomy, almost all major structures are the same or similar. For example, it has the same circulatory […]

Evolution of Man : Apes to Homo Sapiens Sapiens

Human beings belong under the mammalian order Primates. Members of the primates have some salient features and man is the finest product yet arisen through the slow but dynamic evolutionary changes. Three important features that human beings share with the other Primates are : 1) The development of opposable thumbs, opposable great toes and flattened […]