Posted on October 2, 2009 by Beast Ape
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 to date. There are 11 publications in this week’s Science covering all things Ardipithecus. Here [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2009 by Beast Ape
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 v. solo-exercise controls 1. This increase in pain threshold was also observed for individuals exercising [...]
Filed under: Endocrinology, Human Evolution, exercise | Tagged: dancing, Dunbar, endorphins, exercise, opioids, rowing | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 9, 2009 by Beast Ape
Two publications in Nature this week 1,2, a special issue of the Journal of Human Evolution, and a conference at Stony Brook University this past month provide new data on the origins of the curious fossil hominin from Ling Bua Cave, Flores, Indonesia. First announced in 2004 3,4, the LB-1 fossil hominin has been the [...]
Filed under: Anthropology, Human Evolution, Paleoanthropology | Tagged: hobbits, Homo floresiensis, summertime | 1 Comment »
