Evolution Diary

Modern humans may have evolved more than 80,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study of sophisticated stone tools found in Ethiopia. (…)

Humans, not climate change, were responsible for the extinction of giant “kangaroos” and other massive marsupials in Tasmania more than 40,000 years ago, according to new research. (…)

Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans likely did not interbreed, according to a new DNA study.
The research further suggests that small population numbers helped do in our closest relatives. (…)

Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. (…)