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Human evolution

An artist's rendering depicts a furry tan monkey clinging to a tree branch
Evolution
Extinction mystery solved?
Published Aug 11, 2017
New fossil evidence suggests humans played a role in monkey's demise in Jamaica
Evolution
Lucy liked to climb
Published Nov 30, 2016
CT scans of fossil's bones indicate human ancestor spent a significant amount of time in trees
The lemur sits on a bar in a cage. It is small and hunched and has a long curling tail.
Fossil find
Primate evolution puzzle
Published Aug 16, 2016
25 tiny bones recently discovered in India bolster controversial idea about early primate evolution
Monkey hear
Pitch perfect primates?
Published Dec 30, 2015
Study shows that marmosets share human's unique perception abilities with pitch / Hopkins Medicine
Illustration of grass on a fork
Paleoecology
New on the menu: grass
Published Winter 2015
In August 2012, Naomi Levin boarded a plane from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Baltimore with ground-up teeth in her carry-on / Johns Hopkins Magazine