Comparison of hands and grip in
#Australopithecussediba (2 MA) and #Homonaledi (300-250 Ka) shows presence of dextrous (tool use?) and climbing adaptation

#evolution #greatapes #hominins #human

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt1201

Ancient-human fossils sent to space: scientists slam ‘publicity stunt’
The decision to send hominin bones on a commercial spaceflight has raised eyebrows among human-evolution researchers.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02882-1 #fossils #travelled #space #VirginGalactic #VSSUnity #hominin #AustralopithecusSediba #HomoNaledi #SAHRA #NationalGeographic
Ancient-human fossils sent to space: scientists slam ‘publicity stunt’

The decision to send hominin bones on a commercial spaceflight has raised eyebrows among human-evolution researchers.

Paläoanthropologie: Als die Menschen laufen lernten

Der Evolutionsweg des Menschen zum Zweibeiner führte über verschlungene Pfade

The discovery of new Australopithecus sediba vertebrae offers new information on this species

An article published in the journal 'eLife' reports a study of Australopithecus sediba's spine. A team of researchers created 3D reproductions of fossil...

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