March 7th, 2007
Archeologists Find Evidence of Chimp Tool Use
March 07, 2007Archaeologists Find Signs Of Early Chimps' Tool Use
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: February 13, 2007
October 13th, 2005
New Fossils of Homo floresiensis
October 13, 2005Additional fossils attributed to Homo floresiensis have been described. These fossils provided more evidence for an endemic species of small bodied Homo on Flores.
The new fossils are described in the following article:
September 30th, 2005
Tool Use Observed in Wild Gorillas
September 30, 2005Great apes, including chimpanzees and orangutans, have been observed using tools in the wild but until now tool use had not been observed in gorillas. Two new reports highlight the ability of gorillas to use tools in the wild. One report documents gorillas using sticks to test the depth of water and another report documents nut cracking behavior in a gorilla.
September 1st, 2005
Chimpanzee Genome Sequenced
September 01, 2005The genome of the chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, has been sequenced. Several other species, including humans, have had their genomes sequenced previously.
February 27th, 2003
The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850
February 28, 2003Teaser: By Brian J. Fagan, Basic Books, 2001, Hardcover, 272 pages, $26.00
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February 25th, 2003
Darkness in El Dorado
February 26, 2003How Science and Journalists Devastated the Amazon
Teaser: By Patrick Tierney, Photographs by Valdir Cruz, W. W. Norton & Co., 2000, Hardcover, 440 pages, 35 photographs, $27.95
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February 21st, 2003
The Triumph of Evolution
February 22, 2003Teaser: By Niles Eldredge, Paperback: 224 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.60 x 8.74 x 5.55; illustrations: 3 b/w, Publisher: W H Freeman & Co; ISBN: 0716744783; (May 2001), List Price: $14.95
February 19th, 2003
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind
February 20, 2003Teaser: By Donald Johanson and Maitland Edey, Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 9.25 x 6.14; illustrations: 15 color, 81 b/w, Publisher: Touchstone Books; ISBN: 0671724991; Reissue edition (September 1990), List Price: $15.00
February 17th, 2003
The Last Neanderthal
February 18, 2003The Rise, Success, and Mysterious Extinction of Our Closest Human Relatives
Teaser: By Ian Tattersall, Paperback: 208 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.56 x 11.51 x 8.78; illustrations: 143 color, Publisher: Westview Press; ISBN: 0813336759; Revised edition (December 1999), List Price: $25.00
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February 15th, 2003
From Lucy to Language
February 16, 2003Teaser: By Donald Johanson and Blake Edgar, Hardcover: 272 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 1.13 x 12.18 x 10.34; Illustrations: 177 color, Publisher: Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 0684810239; (November 1996), List Price: $60.00