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Anthropologist, conservationist, teacher, father.
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"I’m so hungry, I could eat a woolly rhinoceros." Jan2026-
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Scientists Make Stunning Find Inside Prehistoric Wolf’s Stomach
Scientists sequenced the genome of an extinct woolly rhinoceros that was found in a wolf belly that lived 14,400 years ago.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:06 AM
"I’m so hungry, I could eat a woolly rhinoceros." Jan2026-
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A 2.6-million-year-old jaw from Ethiopia reveals that Paranthropus was far more widespread and adaptable than once thought. Robust did not mean restricted. #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Paleoanthropology #Evolution www.anthropology.net/p/the-robust...
The Robust Hominin That Refused to Stay Put
A 2.6-million-year-old jaw from Ethiopia forces a rethink of Paranthropus and its place in human evolution
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January 22, 2026 at 3:23 AM
A 2.6-million-year-old jaw from Ethiopia reveals that Paranthropus was far more widespread and adaptable than once thought. Robust did not mean restricted. #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Paleoanthropology #Evolution www.anthropology.net/p/the-robust...
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Wake up, babe. New Paranthropus jaw just dropped. 🧪🏺
2.6 million-year-old jaw from extinct 'Nutcracker Man' is found where we didn't expect it
A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new information about diversity in human evolution.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Wake up, babe. New Paranthropus jaw just dropped. 🧪🏺
The mystery of the extinction of the largest ape that ever walked the Earth has finally been solved
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The mystery of the extinction of the largest ape that ever walked the Earth has finally been solved
The real “King Kong” became extinct 215,000-295,000 years ago, and its demise due to climate change serves as a warning for today's biodiversity.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The mystery of the extinction of the largest ape that ever walked the Earth has finally been solved
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One of the two human evolution news roundups I wrote to close out the year! 🧪🏺
10 things we learned about our human ancestors in 2025
Findings about our human ancestors continue to surprise us, especially those from 2025.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
One of the two human evolution news roundups I wrote to close out the year! 🧪🏺
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The flat-top human skull is the first example of this type of cranial modification in the area. 🏺🧪
Unusual, 1,400-year-old cube-shaped human skull unearthed in Mexico
Archaeologists discovered an unusually flat-topped skull at a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican site.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The flat-top human skull is the first example of this type of cranial modification in the area. 🏺🧪
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Ancient DNA reveals that China’s earliest “cats” were actually wild leopard cats living with farmers for millennia. True domestic cats arrived only in the Tang dynasty via the Silk Road. History of felines rewritten. #Archaeology #AncientDNA #Cats #SilkRoad www.anthropology.net/p/strangers-...
Strangers at the Gate: How Leopard Cats, Not House Cats, Shared Early Chinese Homes
New ancient DNA research reveals a long, unexpected history of wild felines living alongside early farmers in China and shows that true domestic cats arrived far later, carried along the Silk Road.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Ancient DNA reveals that China’s earliest “cats” were actually wild leopard cats living with farmers for millennia. True domestic cats arrived only in the Tang dynasty via the Silk Road. History of felines rewritten. #Archaeology #AncientDNA #Cats #SilkRoad www.anthropology.net/p/strangers-...
A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover
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A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover
A deadly conflict between rival groups of chimpanzees in Uganda led to comprehensive victory and a bounty of territory and food — does it show why humans go to war?
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November 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover
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Incredible Footage May Be First Evidence Wild Wolves Have Figured Out How To Use Tools (maybe)
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Incredible Footage May Be First Evidence Wild Wolves Have Figured Out How To Use Tools
And they've made a howl-to video.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Incredible Footage May Be First Evidence Wild Wolves Have Figured Out How To Use Tools (maybe)
www.iflscience.com/incredible-f...
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