Early fire, prehistoric colonists and baffled scientists – Human evolution weekly update (8/12/14)
Early fire, prehistoric colonists and baffled scientists. It’s this week in human evolution!
Does grief give an evolutionary advantage?
Grief seems like a fairly destructive and distressing behaviour. However, new research suggests it may actually give our species an evolutionary advantage
Did finding food drive our brain’s evolution?
Many years ago researchers argued that our big brains evolved to help us get food from the environment. This was disproven. New research claims to un-disprove it.
Scientists baffled….in a minority of cases
Scientists are baffled is how a lot of media stories start; but just how representative of science is that statement? Answer: not very
First pre-human art found
Scientists looking over a museum collection stumbled across the first ever piece of art made by a pre-human species.
Did conflict drive the evolution of the human brain?
Recent research claims that we evolved big brains to win in any conflict with our neighbors; but does this claim hold water?
Religious acceptance of evolution result of dogma, not scientific understanding
Research reveals that a lot of religious people accept evolution, but they’re typically only doing so because they’re being obedient, not because they understand the subject.
Nice chimps finish last: aggression correlated with reproductive success in chimpanzees
Chimps can be very sexually aggressive, but does that result in more babies? New research says that yes it does.
Human evolution weekly update (17/11/14): Ancient pitchers, Piltdown man and more
The latest research into human evolution, including the evolution of throwing; how many different ancestors did we have and much more
When did throwing evolve?
Throwing stuff is kind of a big deal; whether it’s spears at prey or balls at the other team. How far back can this key human behaviour be traced?
