The climate seems like a very topical issue, constantly being brought to the forefront of the political arena. Newspapers comment, governments pledge and bloggers quarrel…all in the here and now. Given all of this, it’s easy to forget that the environment has been constantly changing since our planet first formed. It isn’t just a current… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
Those of you who have read a few of the posts here at EvoAnth might notice a rather familiar pattern emerging: we wish to understand how an interesting aspect of our species evolved, but that aspect does not preserve well forcing people to develop rather ingenious work-arounds. The reason this pattern has appeared across most… [Read more…]
February 12, 2012
To avoid the infinite void of the archive page I’ve created the “in brief” tab at the top of the page. This will lead you to a cladogram of all the species I’ve mentioned so far, which in turn will link to a page providing brief summaries of all the posts regarding that species. Hopefully… [Read more…]
February 11, 2012
In 2003 Evolutionary Anthropology came crashing into popular culture with the discovery of Homo floresiensis, found – as the name might suggest – on the island of Flores. Affectionately nicknamed “the Hobbit” by the media, this diminutive creature stood at only 108 cm tall (~3′ 6”) and by virtue of this peculiarity managed to capture… [Read more…]
February 9, 2012
Many suggest food sharing is the foundation of society, sowing the seeds of co-operation that eventually gave rise to the complex culture we know and love. Thus explaining why food sharing developed is an area of importance when it comes to understanding Homo sapiens as we see them today. Of course, as with just about… [Read more…]
February 8, 2012
I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. I like your blog and thought based on its content you deserved this award. I don’t really know quite what this award means; after all, is a blog confined to posting on a singular (albeit broad) field of science truly “versatile”? Is there any merit to a… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
I participated in a school play when I was 10 years old which opened with the following lyrics Evolution; Evolution; Make and fix and mend; But now it’s at an end; Evolution! I’ll give the Americans reading a minute to pick their jaws off the floor and get over the fact a school play is… [Read more…]
February 16, 2012
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