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A New Aquatic Ape Theory
Wetlands and lake shores may have been important oases for early hominids, providing our ancestors with reliable food supplies and encouraging the evolution of upright walking
April 16, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Four Species of Homo You've Never Heard Of
Homo helmei is just one of several obscure species of our own genus that are represented by a few fossils that don’t fit neatly into existing hominid species
April 11, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Mrs. Ples: A Hominid with an Identity Crisis
In confirming the sex of one of the most iconic hominid fossils, researchers are helping explain the great physical diversity in Australopithecus africanus
April 09, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Dinosaur Egg Hunt
A well-timed analysis suggests that non-avian dinosaurs, not the Easter bunny, are the best candidates for laying the candy eggs hidden away on lawns
April 06, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
The Earliest Example of Hominid Fire
New research reveals hominids were building fires one million years ago, pushing back the origins of controlled fire by more than half a million years
April 04, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
New Hominid Fossil Foot Belonged to Lucy’s Neighbor
A 3.4-million-year-old fossil foot shows that early hominids had more than one way of walking around
April 02, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Fight to Save the Tiger
The great cat is disappearing throughout its range because of habitat loss and illegal hunting, but an innovative scientist in India may have discovered a way to avert extinction
April 2012 |
By Phil McKenna
How Titanoboa, the 40-Foot-Long Snake, Was Found
In Colombia, the fossil of a gargantuan snake has stunned scientists, forcing them to rethink the nature of prehistoric life
April 2012 |
By Guy Gugliotta
Edward O. Wilson’s New Take on Human Nature
The eminent biologist argues in a controversial new book that our Stone Age emotions are still at war with our high-tech sophistication
April 2012 |
By Natalie Angier
A Debate Over The Best Way to Protect the Tiger
Experts battle each other over a $350 million plan to keep the tiger from becoming extinct
April 2012 |
By Phil McKenna
Greetings From the Land of the Make-Believe Species
Postcards provided proof of lake serpents, jackalopes and assorted curious monsters
March 29, 2012 |
By Peter A. Smith
Mystery of the Lost Peking Man Fossils Solved?
A new investigation of the famous fossils that went missing during World War II suggests that the bones may be buried beneath a parking lot in China
March 28, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
What Chimps Could Tell Us About How Humans Started Walking on Two Legs
A new study of chimpanzees suggests that early hominids evolved upright, two-legged walking to carry valuable resources away from competitors
March 26, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Mollusc Militia is Coming
I have glimpsed the future. And it is teeming with creepy crawly cyborgs
March 26, 2012 |
By Cassandra Willyard
The Sawfish is a Great Slasher
This ray uses its toothed rostrum not only to detect its next meal, but also to attack and impale its prey
March 23, 2012 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
The Gray Wolf: The Great Lakes’ Comeback Kid
How do scientists know how many wolves are out there? Listen to how they howl, and then count how many wolves howl back
March 21, 2012 |
By Cassandra Willyard
New Hominid Species Unearthed in Chinese Caves?
Fossils discovered in China may belong to a new species of hominid or they may be evidence that modern humans were more diverse thousands of years ago
March 21, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
Bizarre Bee-havior in the Battle Against the Giant Hornet
To protect their hive from an invading hornet, Asian honeybees gang up and surround it, forming a "hot defensive bee ball"
March 19, 2012 |
By Cassandra Willyard
Top Ten Hominid Fantasy Finds
You can't predict what the next major hominid discovery will be, but you can daydream about it
March 19, 2012 |
By Erin Wayman
The Isle Where Buffalo Roam
When filming for a 1924 silent Western was finished, the crew members abandoned several of their extras
March 12, 2012 |
By Cassandra Willyard
