Mario A. Avella
@marioavella.bsky.social
Soon to be a Paleoanthropologist... I hope.
B.Sci. Biology (UNAM) / Biological Anthropology (ENAH-INAH) 🇲🇽/🇵🇹
I like fossils, history of science and human evolution. Currently at UNAM in México.
B.Sci. Biology (UNAM) / Biological Anthropology (ENAH-INAH) 🇲🇽/🇵🇹
I like fossils, history of science and human evolution. Currently at UNAM in México.
Reposted by Mario A. Avella
Mind if I chime in? "Our findings support the notion that the last common ancestor of humans and great apes—living approximately 14 Ma—was already capable of the tool-use behaviours studied here" royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Young children spontaneously invent wild great apes’ tool-use behaviours
Abstract. The variety and complexity of human-made tools are unique in the animal kingdom. Research investigating why human tool use is special has focused
royalsocietypublishing.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Mind if I chime in? "Our findings support the notion that the last common ancestor of humans and great apes—living approximately 14 Ma—was already capable of the tool-use behaviours studied here" royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Reposted by Mario A. Avella
Full OA paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Confounding fuels misinterpretation in human genetics | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The scientific literature has seen a resurgence of interest in genetic influences
on human behaviour and socioeconomic outcomes. Such studies face the central difficulty
of distinguishing possible cau...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Full OA paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...