Evolutionary Anthropology

March 9, 2020

What Ancient DNA From West Africa Tells Us About Human History

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Racks of cereal in a grocery store

March 3, 2020

Paleo Health Fact and Fiction

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February 25, 2020

Duke Alumnus Wins Luce Scholarship for Research in Asia

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A red-fronted lemur in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar, tanks up at a watering hole. (Photo: Caroline Amoroso)

February 24, 2020

For Lemurs, Water Holes Are a Matter of Taste

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February 19, 2020

Man’s Best Friend, Our Relationship to Dogs

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By hanging out with her sons, a mother chimpanzee boosts their odds of survival later in life. Photo by Joel Bray, Arizona State University

February 17, 2020

Adolescent Male Chimps Still Need Their Mamas

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Two people riding horses up a grassy hill.

January 28, 2020

Benefits of Taking Time Off

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Gaia the chimpanzee grooms with her mom Gremlin at Gombe National Park. A study finds that female chimps with high-ranking moms are less likely to leave home, instead reproducing in the group where they grew up. Photo by Emily Wroblewski

January 20, 2020

Female Chimps With Powerful Moms Are Less Likely to Leave Home

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December 10, 2019

Michael Tomasello on What Makes Us Human

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Richard Leakey

October 25, 2019

Richard Leakey on What the Origins of Our Species Can Tell Us About Our Future

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We never forget our torments. Even our DNA has a molecular memory of being bullied, finds a new study of rhesus monkeys.

October 15, 2019

How Status Sticks to Genes

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October 14, 2019

Paleontologist Richard Leakey to Deliver Lecture on Humanity’s Future

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Melisandre, approximately 12 hours old. The infant was born between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on August 13, 2019 and weighed for the first time (when this photo was taken) the morning of September 14. Photo by David Haring.

September 27, 2019

Rare Aye-Aye Baby Born at Duke Lemur Center

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Jenny Tung, associate professor of evolutionary anthropology and biology at Duke, has been awarded a 2019 MacArthur Foundation fellowship for her work on the social determinants of health.

September 25, 2019

Duke's Jenny Tung Wins $625k MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant

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Whether this infant baboon survives to adulthood depends, in part, on events that happened to his mother long before his birth. A study of wild baboons finds that a mom’s childhood trauma can be passed to the next generation. Chelsea Weibel, Notre Dame.

September 24, 2019

For Baboons, a Mother's History of Hardship Can Have Lasting Effects on Her Kids Too

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Susan Alberts has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in the fields of anthropology, genetics, endocrinology, biology and primatology. Photo by Jonathan Black.

September 23, 2019

Blue Devil of the Week: A Renowned Baboon Scientist

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