News

  1. Anthropology

    ‘Little Foot’ pushes back age of earliest South African hominids

    Study suggests Lucy’s species had a South African foil nearly 3.7 million years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Earth

    Plate loss gave chain of Pacific islands and seamounts a bend

    The sinking Izanagi tectonic plate may have rerouted the mantle flow beneath the Pacific, halting the Hawaiian hot spot.

    By Thomas Sumner
  3. Anthropology

    Ancient hominids moved into Greece about 206,000 years ago

    New analysis puts people at a contested Greek site about 206,000 years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Humans

    Egg-meet-sperm moments are equal opportunities for girls and boys

    Despite previous claims, equal numbers of male and female embryos are conceived, new data suggest.