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Mary Leakey Australopithecus boisei

Hominids’ African Origins, 50 Years Later

Before Mary Leakey’s discovery of hominid fossils in East Africa, many experts thought that human ancestors evolved in Asia
July 23, 2009 | By Laura Helmuth

Christopher Henshilwood

The Great Human Migration

Why humans left their African homeland 80,000 years ago to colonize the world
July 2008 | By Guy Gugliotta

Were "Hobbits" Human?

Debate rages over an Indonesian fossil find
July 2008 | By Guy Gugliotta

A chimpanzee named Frodo prepares to display aggression. In a recent study, Max Planck psychologist Keith Jensen and colleagues found that chimps sometimes exact revenge.

Animal Insight

Recent studies illustrate which traits humans and apes have in common—and which they don't
October 11, 2007 | By Anne Casselman

Ancient meditation might have strengthened the mind

Meditate on It

Could ancient campfire rituals have separated us from Neanderthals?
February 01, 2007 | By Eric Jaffe

Paranthropus robustus

Teeth Tales

Fossils tell a new story about the diversity of hominid diets
November 01, 2006 | By Eric Jaffe


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