A general problem in biology is how to incorporate information about evolutionary history
and adaptation into taxonomy. The problem is exemplified in attempts to define our own …

We review the evolution of human bipedal locomotion with a particular emphasis on the
evolution of the foot. We begin in the early twentieth century and focus particularly on …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

Our understanding of the origin of the genus Homo has been hampered by a limited fossil
record in eastern Africa between 2.0 and 3.0 million years ago (Ma). Here we report the …

Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and
not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate …

Comparison is fundamental to evolutionary anthropology. When scientists study
chimpanzee cognition, for example, they compare chimp performance on cognitive tasks to …

The lack of an adequate hominid fossil record in eastern Africa between 2 and 3 million
years ago (Ma) has hampered investigations of early hominid phylogeny. Discovery of 2.5 …

Archeology and the Evolution of Human Behavior Page 1 ARTICLES Archeology and the
Evolution of Human Behavior RICHARD G. KLEIN Human paleontology and Paleolithic …

Reductive evolution and massive pseudogene formation have shaped the 3.31-Mb genome
of Mycobacterium leprae, an unculturable obligate pathogen that causes leprosy in humans …

Understanding the complexities of cranial base development, function, and architecture is
important for testing hypotheses about many aspects of craniofacial variation and evolution …