December 2, 2007

Sexual Dimorphism & Social Behavior of Paranthropus robustus

This week, we saw a short paper in Science on Paranthropus robustus sexual dimorphism and the implications the differences between sexes had on this early hominid social behavior. Here’s the title and a link to the original publication, “Extended Male Growth in a Fossil Hominin Species.”
Sexual dimporphism is what scientists use to define the differences [...]

December 2, 2007

Four Stone Hearth XXIX , Wed. December 5th – Call For Submissions

Thanks to the evolution of the eye, the invention of the written word, and a nifty application called the Internet, there will be a new edition of the blog carnival Four Stone Hearth appearing at Remote Central, some time on Wednesday morning, December 5th.
There’s still plenty of room in the in-tray for submissions of content, [...]