by Christine Kenneally BH | May 8, 2013 | Ancient DNA, Ancient genomics, Australopithecus afarensis, Brain, Complexity, Consciousness, Evolution, Extinction, Fire, First human..., Genes, History, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, Homo habilis, Humans, Mitochondrial DNA, Neandertals, Prehistoric humans, Science, Social complexity/connection, Soul/Free Will, Walking
I reviewed four new science books for The New York Times. They span millions of years, beginning with the birth of humanity and ending with a serious look at...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Oct 16, 2007 | Homo floresiensis
More evidence that the hobbit, a newly discovered human-like species that grew to only a meter in adulthood, is actually a separate species. Critics suggested that the hobbit, found on the Indonesian island of Flores, was not a separate species but a deformed human. A...
