For most of the 20th century, it was thought that our closely related ancestors of Eurasia, including the Neanderthals, were not able to express symbolic behaviours comparable to us, Homo…
World’s earliest evidence of a successful surgical amputation found in 31,000-year-old grave in Borneo
Modern medicine seems to advance with time thanks to research breakthroughs. Hence it’s often thought that further into the past, only simpler medical practices existed. The medical expertise of foraging…
EVENT: Scientific sovereignty in palaeoanthropology
How contemporary events are exposing systemic inequalities The pandemic of 2020 is wreaking havoc on the scientific enterprise – for palaeoanthropologists, altering everything from where and how we give lectures,…
EVENT: A QUANTUM SYMPHONY
From the Schrödinger cat to quantum computers Quantum mechanics one of the most successful theories in science. For almost 90 years, experimenters have subjected it to rigorous tests, none of…
How well do we know the ‘Hobbit?’
DNA reveals a new history of the First Australians
Understanding the history of Aboriginal Australians, their origins and how their population changed over some 50,000-plus years has always been an enormous challenge. Many Aboriginal people have their own origin…