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Pleistocene

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Five reasons why 2018 was a big year for paleontology

Five important moments in paleontology you may have missed during 2018, and what they mean — particularly for Africa and its place in the story of human origins.

Archaeologist argues first Americans were from Europe 22,000 years ago

Environment

New Evolutionary Theory Suggests Distinct Human Species Coexisted

The World

Emerging Science Note/La Brea Tar Pits

Almanac: Lost Peking Man

The World

Spencer Wells

Environment

Where did we come from? Evolutionary biologist Spencer Wells is pretty close to the answer. He’s the National Geographic “Explorer-in-Residence” and heads an initiative called the Genographic Project. By collecting DNA samples from people around the world, he’s tracing the paths of human migration, and he’s uncovered some startling facts about homo sapiens’ early history: […]