Category Archives: Human Evolution

The Neanderthal Inside Us

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

While I did not got to the AAPA meetings in New Mexico this past week, Nature has just posted a news brief online of some of the more recent findings on the genetic relationship between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals and … Continue reading →

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Ardipithecus has arrived.

Posted on October 2, 2009 by

After near fifteen years of waiting, the partial skeleton of Ardipithecus ramidus is published this week in Science. “Ardi” is a 4.4 million year old hominin from the Aramis region of Ethiopia and is the oldest partial hominin skeleton discovered … Continue reading →

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Synchronized exercise and endorphin release

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

Recent research published in Biology Letters suggests physiological mood systems may have been involved in the evolution of coordinated physical activities. Researchers from the United Kingdom discovered that the pain threshold of collegiate rowers significantly increased when exercising with teammates … Continue reading →

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