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A visit to Malapa, ancient site of Australopithecus sediba
A drive into the Greater Cradle Nature Reserve with views of a notable fossil hominin site.
Jun 30
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The humanity of a new Denisovan
Identification of the Harbin skull by mtDNA and proteins and what it means to be Homo sapiens.
Jun 22
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How evolution became a uniquely American controversy
Setting the stage for the battle over classroom teaching as I prepare for the centennial of the 1925 Scopes Trial.
Jun 16
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Members' briefing: June 10, 2025
In my first video for paid subscribers, I share my plan for the upcoming month of laboratory, fieldwork and writing.
Jun 10
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The Olduvai effect: New questions about meat-eating in human origins
Meta-analysis of butchered animal bones from East African sites shows that long-held assumptions about early hunters may be wrong.
Jun 7
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The Olduvai effect: New questions about meat-eating in human origins
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Dire wolves are just the beginning
The technologies used to create the multiple gene-edited puppies may show the potential for more familiar species, including humans.
Jun 1
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May 2025
New clues about human cardiovascular evolution
Studies of the aorta and the heart anatomy of humans and living great apes show some important differences.
May 29
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The ancient Egyptian legacy of anatomical science
The early foundations of human anatomy were built from traditions of medicine, embalming, and animal sacrifice.
May 25
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Lucy's upcoming Prague visit brings memories of controversy
Scientists resisted the last U.S. tour of the famous fossil. I look into the reasons why some researchers still oppose public exhibit of human…
May 21
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More hominins raised from beneath the waves
Fossils from the Madura Strait of Indonesia remind us of the expansive sunken landscapes of our ancestors.
May 18
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Ghost populations in human origins
Genetic models are finding more and more unknown lineages. How real are they?
May 14
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The problem when all the fossils are male
Protein data shows that most known Denisovan teeth come from male individuals, hamstringing attempts to understand the variation of this group.
May 8
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