ancestors

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Since then, hundreds of thousands of Germans have searched the records for names of ancestors, well aware they may face unpleasant truths.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The researchers say the study highlights how modern blood and immune cells may represent an extension of biological systems first established by single-celled ancestors hundreds of millions of years ago.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

That’s one reason why capybaras are recent additions to a zoo that has been open since the 1950s, on a continent where the rodents’ ancestors arrived some 40 million years ago.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

And so, all of my grandparents and aunts and uncles, ancestors were all farmers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It was how the ancestors preferred to communicate.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer