Creationist textbook is rubbish, says creationist study
Creationists researched how much biology university students from a creationist textbook. Their results reveal it was much less than in science education
Ancient children were more ape-like than their parents
Around 3 million years ago humans were basically just upright apes. Hence their name Australopithecus, which just means “southern ape”. However, children from back then took this to the extreme; sharing more features with other apes than their parents did1. See, there were still a few
Teamwork makes us lazy and slower at learning
Teamwork leads to people taking intellectual shortcuts. This makes them slower to learn and more likely to be reliant on the successful group members.
Humans are really good at using tools with our elbows
Humans can use tools with many body parts, from feet to elbows. This suggests the brain bits behind dexterity aren’t restricted to our hands.
Where did modern humans evolve? It’s complicated
A new hypothesis suggests modern humans didn’t evolve in one place, but actually all across Africa in isolated pockets of humanity.
Scientists build 61,000-year-old bow and arrow
Researchers recreated 61,000-year-old projectile weapons to see if they were used in the worlds oldest bow and arrow. The results say “probably”.
Chimps like it loud – Human evolution news update 14
Here’s the latest human evolution news as voted on by your eyeballs.
Bones suggest Neanderthal clothing worse than ours
Could Neanderthal clothing explain why they went extinct? Evidence from the bones of the prey implies their attire was worse than ours.
Neanderthal hybrids – Human evolution news update #13
Here’s the latest human evolution news as voted on by your eyeballs.
Neanderthal with scoliosis sheds light on healthcare
A 100 year old Neanderthal skeleton was plagued with health conditions like scoliosis. Their continued survival shows Neanderthals cared for their sick.