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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

December 11, 2014 in Humans, Sociality.

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.

December 4, 2014 in Homo erectus, Prehistoric art.

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?

November 27, 2014 in Chimpanzees, Hominins, Primates.

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?

November 20, 2014 in Homo erectus, Technology.

Ancient DNA reveals how often and when humans & neanderthals interbred

Researchers recently published data from a 45,000 year old human genome. It sheds a lot of light on human/neanderthal interbreeding and the human migration out of Africa.

October 23, 2014 in Humans, Migration, Neanderthals.

Climate change made humans successful

New research suggests that the climate forced humans to become more flexible, which in turn allowed them to migrate out of Africa.

October 2, 2014 in Humans, Migration.

What did prehistoric people wear?

A reader asks “what did prehistoric people wear”. I answer

October 1, 2014 in Clothing, Humans, Neanderthals.

Scientists “abused” peer review system to get research on the hobbit published

Last month some researchers claimed the hobbit was actually a human with Down syndrome. Turns out there’s actually a fair bit of controversy surrounding the publication of this paper.

September 30, 2014 in Humans, The Hobbit.

Creationists omit facts from research to “disprove” evolution, nobody is suprised

Creationists argue Taung child – arguably the most important human fossil ever – has been debunked as a human ancestor. The scandal!

September 29, 2014 in Australopithecus africanus, Creationism.

Chimps beat humans in game, even match computer performance

We often think of chimps as a bit dim, yet there are some tasks in which they prove our intellectual superior. Researchers have found one where not only do they beat humans but give computers a run for their money.

August 17, 2014 in Chimpanzees, Humans.

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