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Ian Tattersall has been at the forefront of paleoanthropological work on human evolution for 40 years and this book provides a lucid, compelling, and brisk tour of the fruits of this work.' R. Paul ...

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology focuses on matters regarding the origins of humankind. The Institute’s researchers study widely-differing aspects of human evolution. They ...

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

Wild bearded capuchins use social learning to solve problems, influenced by social tolerance and group dynamics.

New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.

Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected variations in gender and ...