Some scientists question whether or not Ardipithecus ramidus belongs in the human family tree in the new issue of Science. “It was completely expected. Any time you have something that is as different as Ardi, you’re probably going to have it,” said Tim White of the University of California, Berkeley.  There’s more on the debate over Ardi’s home environment at Live Science.

Learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Egypt’s Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, who is featured in Spiegel Online as “Avenger of the Pharaohs.” Happy Birthday, Dr. Hawass!  

More than 90 tombs dating from China’s Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty have been discovered in Hebei province.  

A new study of Africa’s population history combines genetic data with linguistic and archaeological studies. “The details of modern human demography are complex and not well understood, so we have taken a cross-disciplinary approach to highlight broad patterns of population history in Africa,” said Laura Scheinfeldt of the University of Pennsylvania.

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