Reconstructing the transition to bipedality is key to understanding early hominin evolution.
Because it is the best‐known early hominin species, Australopithecus afarensis forms a …

Human cognitive abilities are extraordinary. Our large brains are significantly modified from
those of our closest relatives, suggesting a history of intense natural selection. The …

The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of
explanatory force unprecedented in our time—a landmark publication, both for its historical …

The search for the earliest fossil evidence of the human lineage has been concentrated in
East Africa. Here we report the discovery of six hominid specimens from Chad, central Africa …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

Abstract The Oldowan Stone tool industry was named for 1.8-million-year-old (Myr) artefacts
found near the bottom of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Subsequent archaeological research in …

Cooking is a human universal that must have had widespread effects on the nutrition,
ecology, and social relationships of the species that invented it. The location and timing of its …

The lack of an adequate hominid fossil record in eastern Africa between 2 and 3 million
years ago (Ma) has hampered investigations of early hominid phylogeny. Discovery of 2.5 …

Nine hominid dental, cranial and postcranial specimens from Kanapoi, Kenya, and 12
specimens from Allia Bay, Kenya, are described here as a new species of Australopithecus …

The cerebral cortex, occupying over 70 percent of our brain mass, is key to any
understanding of the workings--and disorders--of the human brain. offering a …