Early Man Australopithecus sediba Dismissed as Human Ancestor May 9, 2019 Two paleoanthropologists writing in Science explain why the mysterious A. sediba is unlikely to be related to the genus Homo. CONTINUE READING
Early Man Lucy Lived in the Trees December 3, 2016 A new CT scan of Lucy's bones show adaptations for living in the trees. CONTINUE READING
Early Man Human Evolutionists Fall Out of Their Science Tree September 1, 2016 Tell a tale, get media attention: did Lucy fall out of a tree, or did paleoanthropologists fall off an empirical limb? CONTINUE READING
Early Man Why Was Farming Delayed? June 10, 2016 If intelligent humans were around for hundreds of thousands of years, why didn't any of them think about farming sooner? CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Divorce Spats Between Lucy and Designated Replacement April 15, 2013 Lucy was the darling of the 1980s, but with Australopithecus sediba taking center stage, her fans are not happy. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution What's Up with Alley Oop? January 3, 2013 Here are some recent stories about human evolution. Some might deserve to be in the comics. CONTINUE READING