Michael LaxerMay 36 minSeeing Red: Our Ancient Relationship With Ocher and the Color of CognitionExtensive ocher use reflects the culture and cognitive abilities of early humans, who inherited an affinity for red from primate...
Michael LaxerApr 2810 minBanks and Investors Are Fueling a Global Biodiversity CrisisCommercial financial flows to the forest-risk commodity sectors are driving the majority of tropical deforestation. By Laurel Sutherlin...
Michael LaxerApr 127 minWhy Culture Is Not the Only Tool for Defining Homo sapiens in Relation to Other HomininsWe need a broad comparative lens to produce useful explanations and narratives of our origins across time. An ancient skull excavated...
Michael LaxerMar 66 minDiscarding Old Theories on the Path to Finding the First Humans Outside AfricaSpectacular archeological finds reveal the true past of the first Europeans. Atapuerca, Gran Dolina excavation -- Malopez 21, CC BY-SA...
Michael LaxerFeb 1515 minHow Three New Museums Are Teaching the World About a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding of Human OriginsNew findings and significant advances in research have scientists rethinking our origins, and museums around the world are working to...
Michael LaxerJan 46 minA Compelling Theory to Explain a Key Trait of Modern HumansPinnacle Point, South Africa By Marjorie Hecht Paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean has developed a comprehensive explanation based on a...
Michael LaxerSep 2, 20231 minMilitary Coup Attempts Overthrow of Gabon’s GovernmentBy Saurav Sarkar Al Jazeera reported that officers of the Gabonese military removed President Ali Bongo from office just minutes after he...