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Big in Germany

Tue, 2010-03-30 09:08 -- John Hawks

Hmmm...

A couple of years ago I thought I was really special when creationist literature started calling me a "noted evolutionist". As in, "even noted evolutionist John Hawks admits...." You get the idea.

Now in Germany I've apparently become a noted cryptozoologist.

Many thanks to my readers, especially those who know the difference between an Almas and a Yeti.

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cryptozoology
Hawks sightings

Neandertals

For years, I've worked on their bones. Now I'm working on their genes. Read more about the science studying these ancient people.

Denisova

From a finger bone of an ancient human came the record of a completely unexpected population. My lab is working on the science of the Denisova genome.

Acceleration

The advent of agriculture caused natural selection to speed up greatly in humans. We're uncovering some of the ways that populations have rapidly changed during the last 10,000 years.

Malapa

Just outside Johannesburg, the Malapa site is producing some of the most exciting finds in human evolution. This site is the headquarters of the Malapa Soft Tissue Project.