Human cows and human evolution
People used to think of a ladder, with species gradually evolving upwards until they arrived at the perfection that is humanity. Now we know it’s more of a bush, with […]
Category Archives: Anatomy
Australopithecus sediba: human by accident?
Australopithecus sediba, everyone’s second favourite Australopith after Lucy, was back in the news last week as more research on this fascinating specie was published. First discovered in South Africa in 2008, […]
Lucy the knuckle walker? Answers in Genesis v EvoAnth
This post also appeared on The Advanced Apes Many moons ago I stumbled across Answers in Genesis’s reconstruction of the “Lucy” specimen (who belonged to the species Australopithecus afarensis, an […]
Are Australopiths our ancestors?
Today’s question allows me to win the award for “starting the most words in a title with a vowel.” It comes from Jose who asked (a while ago, I’m a […]
When did we become good at running
The story of human evolution is that of a tree-dwelling ape spending more time on the ground. This change in lifestyle presented us with new opportunities and exposed us to […]
Could Neanderthals Throw #2
Neanderthals were very similar to us; even being so close genetically that we were able to interbreed. But it’s their differences that are fascinating because they suggest that all it […]
Why did the Neanderthals go extinct?
This post will be appearing on the Advanced Apes shortly. You get a peak ahead of time, because I love you The Neanderthals were our closest relatives who dominated the […]
Why Our Brains Are Big
This post first appeared at The Advance Apes on 1/31/13 One of the most important traits we’ve developed over the course of human evolution is our exceptionally large brains. Brain […]
Did Australopithecus make stone tools?
The first stone tools manufactured by our ancestors were part of the Oldowan industry. This toolkit consists of small sharp flakes which could be used for a wide range of […]
Tree climbing and human evolution
The modern human foot and ankle has lost many ape-like traits in favour of an anatomy useful for walking bipedally. For example, the grasping toes of apes have become shorter […]
