Evolution

Evolutionary relationships among the family Hominidae, and evolutionary explanations of our physical, psychological and social traits.

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• Archaeology
• Evolution

Adaptation to malaria in hunter-gatherers 7000 years ago

March 12, 2021

• Anthropology
• Palaeoarchaeology

Earliest Olduvai Gorge hominins mastered changing environments

January 7, 2021

• Evolution
• Human universals

Monkeys, and humans, keep on keeping on

December 18, 2020

• Evolution
• Human universals

The evolution of fairness will drive the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, for better or worse

December 16, 2020

• Archaeology
• Palaeoarchaeology

The strong grip of the Neanderthal

November 26, 2020

• Palaeoanthropology
• Palaeoarchaeology

Turbulent environment set the stage for leaps in human evolution and technology 320,000 years ago

October 21, 2020

• Palaeoanthropology
• Evolution

When did we become fully human? What fossils and DNA tell us about the evolution of modern intelligence

September 9, 2020

• Palaeoanthropology
• Evolution

Humanity's cradle was unlike anything on Earth today

October 7, 2019

• Anthropology
• Psychology

Shame on you - a universal damnation

September 10, 2018

• Archaeology
• Palaeoanthropology

Mother’s milk holds the key to unlocking an evolutionary mystery from the last ice age

April 26, 2018