When you watch a pitcher wind up and throw a fastball down the middle, you’re seeing millions of years of human evolution and adaptations in action.
Posts Tagged ‘hominid’
The Ability to Throw
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013Tiny Bone, Millions of Genes
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
A small pinky bone, tens of thousands of years old, offers as complete a genome sequence as living humans.
Hunter-Gatherer Genes
Monday, August 27th, 2012
What can the genes of three hunter-gatherer populations in Africa tell us about human origins?
Homo rudolfensis
Monday, August 20th, 2012
What can new fossil discoveries tell us about our human lineage? Zeray Alemseged tells us…
Claw or Nail?
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
What’s the difference between a claw and nail? Perhaps human origins!
The Original Mama’s Boy
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Chemical analysis of fossilized teeth shows our early male ancestors never roamed too far from home.
Human Fossil Discovery
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin… Fossil remains from China seem to radically change what we thought we knew about our species’ arrival in East Asia.
Human Tool Use
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The Academy’s Zeray Alemseged reveals his latest discovery—human tool use dating back to 3.4 million years ago.
Agreeing on Climate Change
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Scientists find plenty of things to disagree on, but climate change isn’t one of them.
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