Kate Wong
Scientific American
New York, NY, United States
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How Scientists Discovered the Staggering Complexity of Human Evolution
Darwin would be delighted by the story his successors have revealed → Read More
How Birds Evolved Their Incredible Diversity
An analysis of 391 skulls shows that birds evolved surprisingly slowly, compared with their dinosaur forerunners → Read More
Is This Indonesian Cave Painting the Earliest Portrayal of a Mythical Story?
Archaeologists have dated the image to at least 43,900 years ago, but their interpretation has met with doubt → Read More
The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, Revealed
Nearly 25 years after scientists described the first fossil traces of Australopithecus anamensis, this unsung human ancestor is finally having its moment. Researchers working in Ethiopia have found a nearly complete cranium of this long-vanished member of the hominin group, which includes Homo sapiens and its close extinct relatives. The fossil, dated to 3.8 million years ago, reveals the never… → Read More
Philippine Fossils Add Surprising New Species to Human Family Tree
The second tiny ancestor found in the islands of southeast Asia, Homo luzonensis challenges prevailing views of early human dispersal and adaptability → Read More
Cave That Housed Neandertals and Denisovans Challenges View of Cultural Evolution
Researchers have deduced which early human species occupied Denisova Cave and when, drawing surprising conclusions about who made the sophisticated artifacts found there → Read More
Fossil Pigments Reveal Dinosaur Origin of Bird Egg Colors
The hues and patterns of modern bird eggs trace back to their dinosaurian ancestors → Read More
The Inner Life of Cats
If you have ever wondered why your cat behaves the way it does, wonder no more → Read More
Ancient Cave Paintings Clinch Case for Neandertal Symbolism
Abstract images in Spanish caves date back 65,000 years—millennia before Homo sapiens set foot in Europe—settling a long-running debate over Neandertal cognition → Read More
Stone Tools from India Fan Debate over Origins of Cultural Complexity
The tools could suggest that Homo sapiens reached South Asia far earlier than previously thought, but critics disagree → Read More
Controversial Fossil Hints Homo sapiens Blazed a Trail Out of Africa Earlier Than Thought
The jaw fragment suggests our species began traveling abroad 50,000 years earlier than previously thought → Read More
Controversial Fossil Hints Homo sapiens Blazed a Trail Out of Africa Earlier Than Thought
The jaw fragment suggests our species began traveling abroad 50,000 years earlier than previously thought → Read More
Meet Neo, a Spectacular New Fossil of Homo naledi
A remarkably complete skeleton and, at last, an age for mysterious Homo naledi → Read More
Ancient Fossils from Morocco Mess Up Modern Human Origins
Dated to more than 300,000 years ago, the finds raise key questions about the defining features of Homo sapiens and how our kind came to be → Read More
Ancient Fossils from Morocco Mess Up Modern Human Origins
Dated to more than 300,000 years ago, the finds raise key questions about the defining features of Homo sapiens and how our kind came to be → Read More
Ancient Fossils from Morocco Mess Up Modern Human Origins
Dated to more than 300,000 years ago, the finds raise key questions about the defining features of Homo sapiens and how our kind came to be → Read More
New Evidence of Mysterious Homo naledi Raises Questions about How Humans Evolved
The much-anticipated dating of the enigmatic species, along with stunning new fossils, challenge key assumptions about human evolution → Read More
New Evidence of Mysterious Homo naledi Raises Questions about How Humans Evolved
The much-anticipated dating of the enigmatic species, along with stunning new fossils, challenge key assumptions about human evolution → Read More
New Evidence of Mysterious Homo naledi Raises Questions about How Humans Evolved
The much-anticipated dating of the enigmatic species, along with stunning new fossils, challenge key assumptions about human evolution → Read More
Ancient Bones Spark Fresh Debate over First Humans in the Americas
A study of remains found in southern California puts an unknown human species in the New World more than 100,000 years earlier than expected, but critics don’t buy it → Read More