A potted history of human evolution
Ian Tattersall’s new book, Masters of the Planet, can be seen as a guide for the perplexed student through 7 million years of human prehistory. Read more…
Image: Barras
read moreBirth trauma etched in ancient female pelvis
Stress injury to the pelvis of a 2000-year-old female skeleton from South Africa suggests that she experienced a traumatic childbirth. Read more…
Image: bixentro
read moreEvolutionary clues from ancestors’ brains?
In The Fossil Chronicles, anthropologist Dean Falk delves into two major fossil finds that have stirred controversy about human evolution. Read more…
Image: Mamoritai
read moreIndustrial revolution sealed Neanderthals’ fate
It may have been competition, not interbreeding, that helped modern humans replace Europe’s Neanderthals. Read more…
Image: erix!
read moreRobot body language helps humans
A robot that subtly indicates objects with its eyes demonstrates how non-verbal cues can boost communication between man and machine. Read more…
Image: KB35
read more