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Handaxes of 1.7 Million Years Ago: 'Trust Rather Than Lust' Behind Fine Details
November 21, 2012 — Trust rather than lust is at the heart of the attention to detail and finely made form of handaxes from around 1.7 million years ago, according to a ... > full story -
Wormholes from Centuries-Old Art Prints Reveal the History of the 'Worms'
November 20, 2012 — A new technique is the first of its kind to use printed art as a "trace fossil" to precisely date insect species and to identify their geographical locations. A biologistsdeveloped the technique and ... > full story -
Chimpanzees and Bonobos May Reveal Clues to Evolution of Favor Exchange in Humans
November 20, 2012 — When your neighbor asks to borrow a cup of sugar and you readily comply, is your positive response a function of the give and take that characterize your longstanding relationship? Or does it ... > full story -
Bias in Ecology and Climate Studies? How Leaves Shrink as They Dry out Is Often Overlooked
November 20, 2012 — The simple observation that leaves shrink when they dry out has far-reaching consequences for scientists studying how ecosystems work, a graduate student has discovered. Enlisting a team of 40 middle ... > full story -
After 121 Years, Identification of 'Grave Robber' Fossil Solves a Paleontological Enigma
November 19, 2012 — Researchers have resolved the evolutionary relationships of Necrolestes patagonensis, a paleontological riddle for more than 100 years. Researchers have correctly placed the strange ... > full story -
Greenland's Viking Settlers Gorged on Seals
November 19, 2012 — Greenland's viking settlers, the Norse, disappeared suddenly and mysteriously from Greenland about 500 years ago. Natural disasters, climate change and the inability to adapt have all been proposed ... > full story -
We're in This Together: A Pathbreaking Investigation Into the Evolution of Cooperative Behavior
November 19, 2012 — The origins of cooperative behavior are not altruism, but mutual interest, according to a new ... > full story -
Uncommon Features of Einstein's Brain Might Explain His Remarkable Cognitive Abilities
November 15, 2012 — Portions of Albert Einstein's brain have been found to be unlike those of most people and could be related to his extraordinary cognitive abilities, according to a new ... > full story -
Scientists Improve Dating of Early Human Settlement
November 15, 2012 — Archaeologists have significantly narrowed down the time frame during which the last major chapter in human colonization, the Polynesian triangle, ... > full storyMore: -
Archaeologists Identify Oldest Spear Points: Used in Hunting Half-Million Years Ago
November 15, 2012 — A collaborative study found that human ancestors were making stone-tipped weapons 500,000 years ago at the South African archaeological site of Kathu Pan 1 -- 200,000 years earlier than previously ... > full storyMore:
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