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March 7, 2017
Social Learning in Animals: Implications for the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Cross-posted with the permission of Prof. Nathan H. Lents, originally posted at The Human Evolution Blog. The human capacity to learn exceeds that of any other animal. Indeed, our massive memories and impressive computing power are the...
July 13, 2016
Fish, robots, and math help scientists understand how early animals crawled onto land
A robot named MuddyBot and six tiny fish have helped American scientists figure out how the first tetrapod animals moved from oceans onto land about 360 million years ago. According to the study published this month...
May 9, 2016
How moths trick bats with their own sonar
If you’re a big, delicious insect like the luna moth, how can you escape a predator like the big brown bat? You can’t outfly bats. Your beautiful, light-green wings span up to 4.5 inches, but they...
January 19, 2016
“Virtual paleontology” provides insight into last common ancestor with Neanderthals
Cross-posted with the permission of Prof. Nathan H. Lents, originally posted at The Human Evolution Blog. While we are still discovering how and where the many branches of the hominin family tree explored the world, most evidence...
October 8, 2015
Discovery of Homo naledi demonstrates need to revise the Homo genus
Cross-posted with the permission of Dr. Nathan Lents, originally posted at The Human Evolution Blog. 2015 has been a very exciting year for Paleoanthropology. No doubt the pinnacle was the discovery of a brand-new hominin species: Homo naledi, a bombastic...
August 18, 2015
The birth of a cultural meme: the “do not disturb” gesture in Mandrills
Cross-posted with the permission of Dr. Nathan H. Lents from his The Human Evolution Blog. Mandrills are, literally, one of the most colorful creatures on earth and certainly the most colorful primates. Their striking faces are matched...
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