Understanding the evolutionary roots of age-based changes in social focus. Introduction There are many changes that can...
Evolution
A fossil found in Spain could be from a lost lineage of our species, Homo sapiens. Introduction...
This was an area in which early anatomically modern humans survived, evolved, and thrived. Introduction Just over...
Throughout the annals of time, humans have been spellbound by the captivating allure of turtles, this enigmatic...
Hominin brain size substantially sets them apart from closely related species. Introduction The evolution of human intelligence is closely...
To understand how much thinking a brain can do, look at how much blood – and therefore...
What gave the modern human the competitive advantage over our ancient cousin? Introduction While the jury is...
Grayness would have existed during the development and co-evolution of the subsystems. Abstract In the search for...
The actual mechanism for evolution was independently conceived of and described by two naturalists. Introduction Evolution by...
The earliest known ape with an upright posture, Morotopithecus, lived in more open grassy environments. Introduction Human...
A few molar teeth from an extinct fossil species to reconstruct exactly how fast their offspring grew...
This patriarch of American science was an enemy of Darwin. Here’s how I often imagined Louis Agassiz, the...
Visiting the remote jungle mountaintop where he wrote his insightful paper about the mechanisms of evolution. Introduction...
Exploring the deep roots of the concept of the tree as a visual metaphor and how it...
The first direct proof of the Pleistocene antiquity of humans in Australia. Introduction In the Australian winter...
The first forms of recorded expression are thought to be those that co‐evolved with technology some 20,000–30,000...
Abstract Understanding the evolution of language requires evidence regarding origins and processes that led to change. In...
Evidence points to Homo sapiens living at Grotte Mandrin 54,000 years ago when Neanderthals were still living...
Studying the lower back allows researchers to understand how the species’ anatomy was adapted for different kinds...
A focus on animals in surroundings that resemble their native habitat, behaving in ways that are typical...
Walking took a very long time to develop, with evidence of bipedalism among early humans in Africa...
The “Big Lies” of leaders like Trump may be deeply ingrained in human development. A new paper...
Research into the development of human language. By Matt Phillips Introduction Picture a human being before the...
Our biggest evolutionary advantages are an ability to walk on two legs and our big brains. By...
Bonobos may help explain how humans evolved the capacity to be nice – at least some of...
Early Neanderthals likely benefited from an ingression of H. sapiens Y chromosomes some-time between 370,000 and 100,000...
Larger brains lead to a broader social network. Human society rewards individuals who can handle complex social...
Key human adaptations evolved in response to environmental instability. Climate Fluctuation Paleoanthropologists – scientists who study human...
We have more neurons in our cortices than any other species, courtesy of an early technology –...
Some populations of Neanderthals were definitely more carnivorous than others. By Dr. Anna GoldfieldArchaeologist One of the...