Stone tools reveal human adaptability
Stone tools in El Aliya Cave in Morocco provide evidence that ancient hunter-gatherers in North Africa had flexible subsistence strategies.
Understanding evolutionary mismatch with Audrey Arner
Why do rates of diabetes surge when traditional societies urbanize? The answer may lie in a concept called the "evolutionary mismatch hypothesis."
Vanderbilt University PhD candidate Audrey Arner is investigating this phenomenon with support from The Leakey Foundation.
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic
Researchers in China find the first complete example of stone tool technology previously seen only in Europe and the Middle East.
How microorganisms impact primate reproduction
Do microbes matter for making babies? Emerging research suggests that the hidden world of microorganisms may play a crucial role in animal reproduction.
Rare fossils show tiny human relative walked upright 2 million years ago
Remarkable new fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal that a prehistoric human relative walked upright and was tiny and vulnerable to predators.