anthropology
Exciting hominid fossil find in South Africa
September 22, 2015The find will not revolutionize science's ideas of how our species evolved, it gives a more complete picture of the basic pattern and raises interesting questions.
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Judge recognizes personhood of chimpanzee plaintiff
May 5, 2015A large variety of species show a propensity for mutually supportive social behavior, few more than chimpanzees and other apes and monkeys.
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“(Re)Presenting America”: Are culturally specific museums a good thing?
May 15, 2012Can oppressed groups resurrect their own suppressed histories through a museum? What has been the historical role of race and ethnicity in the development of the natural history museum?
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Werner Herzog goes deep in 3-D “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
June 6, 2011An exclusive visit to see the paintings deep inside the Chauvet caves of southern France, arranged by permission of the French government. Very few people will ever see these paintings with their own eyes.
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