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The origin of human bipedalism
While no one has an authoritative answer, anthropologists have long theorized that early humans began walking on two legs as a way to reduce locomotor energy costs. view more (2007-07-17)
Ancient raptors likely feasted on early man, study suggests
A new study suggests that prehistoric birds of prey made meals out of some of our earliest human ancestors. view more (2006-08-30)
Shortlist of first British Academy Book Prize
The shortlist for the 2001 British Academy Book Prize was announced today. The prize, which aims to celebrate the best of accessible scholarly writing within the humanities and social sciences, has a shortlist of six books: Author Title Publisher Nicholas... view more... (2001-11-30)
When are two dads better than one? "¦when the women are in charge - new research
If you have difficulty choosing a suitable Father's Day gift this week, spare a thought for the Bari people of Venezuela, where multiple paternity is the norm. And in such societies, children with more than one 'official' father are more likely to survive to adulthood than those with just one Dad, according to new research. The findings have now... view more... (2002-06-12)
LSU professor finds alternate explanation for dune formation on Saturn's largest moon
A new and likely controversial paper has just been published online in Nature Geoscience by LSU Department of Geography and Anthropology Chair Patrick Hesp and United States Geological Survey scientist David Rubin. view more (2009-08-26)
Redating of the latest Neandertals in Europe
Two Neantertal fossils excavated from Vindija Cave in Croatia in 1998, believed to be the last surviving Neandertals, may be 3,000-4,000 years older than originally thought. view more (2006-01-06)
In the race to the top, zigzagging is more efficient than a straight line
A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it isn't necessarily the fastest or easiest path to follow. view more (2008-02-21)
Human brains pay a price for being big
Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology adds weight to the theory that schizophrenia is a costly by-product of human brain evolution. view more (2008-08-05)
Alarming rise in Israeli road deaths after terror attacks shown by Hebrew University and Princeton researchers
Terror attacks in Israel produce an alarming though temporary rise in the number of people killed in road accidents, a study conducted by Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Princeton University researchers has found. view more (2004-09-26)
DNA analysis reveals rapid population shift among Pleistocene cave bears
Studying DNA obtained from teeth of ancient cave bears, researchers have been able to identify a shift in a particular population of the bears inhabiting a European valley in the late Pleistocene era. view more (2007-02-20)
Clues to African archaeology found in lead isotopes
Microscopic specs of lead are offering clues about the enormous cultural changes that swept across northern Africa a thousand years ago. view more (2006-03-27)
Slowly-developing primates definitely not dim-witted
Some primates have evolved big brains because their extra brainpower helps them live and reproduce longer, an advantage that outweighs the demands of extra years of growth and development they spend reaching adulthood, anthropologists from Duke University and the University of Zurich have concluded in a new study. view more (2008-04-17)
Parents-and-babies to be filmed in co-sleeping study
The study sets out to examine the natural interaction between parents and babies asleep together, which some researchers have suggested could help to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or cot-death. The results could help to clarify advice to new parents. view more (1998-09-04)
Native Americans Descended From a Single Ancestral Group, DNA Study Confirms
For two decades, researchers have been using a growing volume of genetic data to debate whether ancestors of Native Americans emigrated to the New World in one wave or successive waves, or from one ancestral Asian population or a number of different populations. view more (2009-04-29)
New DNA study helps explain unique diversity among melanesians
Small populations of Melanesians — among the most genetically diverse people on the planet — have significant differences in their mitochondrial DNA that can be linked to where they live, the size of their home island and the language they speak. view more (2007-02-28)
Archaeologists trace early irrigation farming in ancient Yemen
In the remote desert highlands of southern Yemen, a team of archaeologists have discovered new evidence of ancient transitions from hunting and herding to irrigation agriculture 5,200 years ago. view more (2008-07-17)
Cutting-edge weapons result of prehistoric experimentation
In today's fast-paced, technologically advanced world, people often take the innovation of new technology for granted without giving much thought to the trial-and-error experimentation that makes technology useful in everyday life. When the "cutting-edge" technology of the bow and arrow was introduced to the world, it changed the way... view more... (2008-06-11)
Scientists: Earthquakes, El Ninos fatal to earliest civilization in Americas
First came the earthquakes, then the torrential rains. But the relentless march of sand across once fertile fields and bays, a process set in motion by the quakes and flooding, is probably what did in America's earliest civilization. view more (2009-01-20)
Compelling evidence demonstrates that 'Hobbit' fossil does not represent a new species of hominid
What may well turn out to be the definitive work in a debate that has been raging in palaeoanthropology for two years will be published in the November 2006 issue of Anatomical Record. view more (2006-10-09)
Fair Play in Chimpanzees
New research from the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany shows that unlike humans, chimpanzees conform to traditional economic models. The research, conducted by Keith Jensen, Josep Call and Michael Tomasello, used a modification of one of the most widely used and accepted economic tools, the ultimatum game... view more... (2007-10-08)
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