Tag: Ethiopia
Fossil Friday: Homo rudolfensis, Another Contentious Homo
Considering the checkered history of grandiose claims and controversies in paleoanthropology, some caution may be wise.
Devolution Watch: Malaria Gnaws Off a Leg
The most frequently used diagnostic test kit checks for the presence in the patient’s blood of either of two similar malarial proteins, called pfhrp2 or pfhrp3.
A Disappointing Decade for the Study of Human Evolution
Perhaps in ten years we’ll be having this conversation again — and perhaps at that time the Smithsonian Institution will give us all a more objective analysis of the evidence.
#4 of Our Top Stories of 2019: Apeman Waves Goodbye to Darwinian Gradualism
A few days ago a sensational new paleontological discovery made headlines around the globe.
Apeman Waves Goodbye to Darwinian Gradualism
A few days ago a sensational new paleontological discovery made headlines around the globe.