Anthropology in the News
Selected news stories from around the world
11/02/2012 Evolution is written all over your face. Science Daily
07/01/12 Genes give clues to early moves. Irish Times
04/01/12 In Ancient Pompeii Trash and Tombs went hand in hand. Science Daily
03/01/2012 Learn language faster with gestures. New Scientist
27/12/11 If Cavemen told Jokes, Would Humans Laugh? New York Times
30/11/11 Ancient tools point to early human migration into Arabia. Science
29/11/11 Chimpanzees self-medicate with food. Discovery News
29/11/11 Study finds the key to language: how humans form sentences. Live Science
14/11/11 Punishment of egotistic behaviour is not rewarded. Eurekalert
21/03/2011 Native Americans modified American landscape years prior to arrival of Europeans Science Daily
March 2011 Enter the Anthropocene – Age of Man National Geographic
18/03/2011 Human prejudice has ancient evolutionary roots Science Daily
14/03/2011 Humans’ First Use of Fire May Not Be So Long Ago New York Times
14/03/2011 The Creature Connection New York Times
11/03/2011 Man of Aran Irish Times
11/03/2011 In-laws transformed early human society US News
10/03/2011 New view of how humans moved away from apes New York Times
10/03/2011 Anthropologists link human uniqueness to hunter-gatherer group structure Science Daily
10/03/2011 Humans Age at Same rate as Chimps, Gorillas Discovery News
09/03/2011 Missing DNA helps make us human Science Daily
09/03/2011 How humans got big brains, barbless penises Reuters
09/03/2011 How ‘man most his penile spines’ BBC news
08/03/2011 Stone Tools influrenced Hand Evolution in Human Ancestors, Anthropologists say Science Daily
08/03/2011 Anthropology without Doctorates Inside Higher Ed
28/02/2011 Model gives ancient Iceman Oetzi new face BBC News
24/02/2011 Discovery of oldest northern North American human remains provides new insights into Ice- Age culture Eurekalert
24/02/2011 Humans are the world’s smelliest animal, study shows Health on MSNBC
23/02/2011 Wolves can follow a Human’s Gaze Science Now
23/02/2011 Humans stink more than other animals Discovery News
22/02/2011 Origins of farming in Europe Result of Human Migration and Cultural Change, study suggests Science Daily
22/02/2011 Language researchers chart vanishing voices (video) Guardian