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  • Neanderthals Ate Dolphins and Seals

    May 13 2010 4:00 PM

    Neanderthals Ate Dolphins and Seals

    When I was growing up I enjoyed watching reruns of the television series Flipper. As a little kid, I was quite fond of this unusually intelligent dolphin. … more

  • Of Hominids and Humans

    Jan 15 2010 12:53 PM

     

    “You get that from your dad’s side of the family.”

     

    I hear this comment a lot—and with good reason. Of the three daughters born to my parents, I’m most … more

  • Status Update: The Latest on Neanderthals

    Dec 31 2009 4:00 PM

    Classmates from high school and college found me, and I reconnected with old friends from Cincinnati. I was “friended” by people from the church I attend and linked up with a network of … more

  • Scientists map Neanderthal genome

    Feb 11 2009 8:32 AM

    Source: Yahoo! News, "Scientists map Neanderthal genome," February 12, 2009; http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090212/sc_afp/scienceusgermanygenomeanthropology more

  • Flipper Beware!

    Nov 12 2008 4:00 PM

    Neanderthals Ate Dolphins and Seals

    When I was growing up I enjoyed watching reruns of the television series Flipper. As a little kid, I was quite fond of this unusually intelligent dolphin. … more

  • Neanderthals Ate Seals and Dolphins

    Sep 24 2008 4:09 AM

    Source: Yahoo! News, "Neanderthals Ate Seals and Dolphins," by Clara Moskowitz, September 22, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080922/sc_livescience/neanderthalsatesealsanddolphins more

  • Nothing Much to Talk About

    Jun 4 2008 4:00 PM

    Nobody really likes a potty mouth, including anthropologists. But it looks like these scientists will have to put up with “contaminated” language from Neanderthals, at least if the results … more

  • Speaking about a Controversy, Part 2 of 2

    Jan 2 2008 4:00 PM

    Does the Presence of a “Speech” Gene Mean Neanderthals Had Language?  An article recently published in Current Biology has generated a lot of excitement about the possibility of … more

  • Speaking about a Controversy, Part 1 of 2

    Dec 19 2007 4:00 PM

    Does the Presence of “Speech” Gene Mean Neanderthals Had Language?

    An article recently published in Current Biology has everyone talking about whether or not Neanderthals talked. … more

  • There’s Something Special about Mom

    Aug 15 2007 4:00 PM

    Division of Labor Points to Important Differences between Humans and Neanderthals

    A few days before Father's Day, I saw an ad for Father's Day gifts under $25. What! Under $25! You would never see an … more

  • Neanderthals Not Responsible for Large Human Brains

    Jun 27 2007 4:00 PM

    Latest Genetic Evidence Indicates No Interbreeding between Neanderthals and Humans

    In the fall of 2006 geneticists from the University of Chicago created quite a stir when they announced evidence … more

  • You Want To Date A Neanderthal? Absolutely Not!

    Jun 20 2007 4:00 PM

    Latest Genetic Evidence Indicates No Interbreeding between Neanderthals and Humans

    I don't want my teenage daughters to date Neanderthals. Apparently, the first human fathers didn't like the idea … more

  • Football Fans Are Not Neanderthals

    Oct 20 2006 9:00 AM

    Each autumn the phrase "what a bunch of Neanderthals" makes its way into conversations or print. Fan behavior in the stands during football season evokes images of barbaric activity that hearkens back … more

  • A Neanderthal Birthday

    Aug 31 2006 4:00 PM

    Everybody loves a birthday. For little kids, it's a chance to get showered with presents; for us older folks, it means we made it through one more year.

    In August the scientific community celebrated … more

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