bipedalism
Ape Fossils Shed New Light on Evolution of Bipedalism
Catherine Offord | Nov 7, 2019 | 2 min read
The 12-million-year-old bones of a previously unknown species named Danuvius guggenmosi challenge the prevailing view about when and where our ancestors first started walking upright.
Exploding Stars Probably Didn’t Spur Hominins to Walk Upright
Ashley Yeager | Sep 1, 2019 | 3 min read
The astronomical idea doesn’t align well with the fossil record, anthropologists argue, but the origins of bipedalism are still difficult to determine.
Bipedal Beginnings
Tracy Vence | Dec 4, 2013 | 1 min read
Re-examination of a thigh bone from one of the earliest putative hominins could impact scientists’ understanding of the origins of human bipedalism, a study suggests.
Standing Up for Sex
Henry Gee | Dec 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Humans evolved the ability to walk on two legs because it allowed them to more accurately size up prospective mates. Or did they?
Book Excerpt from The Accidental Species
Henry Gee | Nov 30, 2013 | 3 min read
In Chapter 7, “The Way We Walk,” author Henry Gee describes the first steps taken by the ancestors of Homo sapiens.
Acrobatic Ancestors?
Beth Marie Mole | Oct 24, 2012 | 3 min read
Amid controversy, hominin shoulder-bones suggest that our bipedal relatives still climbed trees.
Why People Lost Their Fur
Ruth Williams | Dec 12, 2011 | 4 min read
The need for ancient humans to keep cool during the day might explain their lack of body hair but not why they walked on two feet.