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Human evolution links for teachers

Wed, 2012-08-22 00:05 -- John Hawks

As the new school year ramps up, if you are teaching human evolution as part of your courses, Caitlin Schrein has been tweeting some helpful resource links. Her post from last year, "Human Evolution Education Resources", provides a broad cross-section of links from around the web.

More recently, PBS has a page full of NOVA online videos pertinent to human evolution. You can stream full episodes of many good recent documentaries, including the three-part "Becoming Human" series from 2009.

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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.