The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California's Ice Age history – podcast
A changing climate, humans and fire were a deadly combination for the big animals that used to roam southern California. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation •
conversation
Nov. 2, 2023 • ~5 min
Nov. 2, 2023 • ~5 min
What’s next for ancient DNA studies after Nobel Prize honors groundbreaking field of paleogenomics
Thousands of ancient genomes have been sequenced to date. A Nobel Prize highlights tremendous opportunities for aDNA, as well as challenges related to rapid growth, equity and misinformation.
Mary Prendergast, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University •
conversation
Oct. 4, 2022 • ~8 min
Oct. 4, 2022 • ~8 min
When and how was walking invented?
Walking has taken a very long time to develop, with evidence of bipedalism among early humans in Africa roughly 4.4 million years ago.
Jan Simek, Professor of Anthropology, University of Tennessee
• conversation
Nov. 1, 2021 • ~7 min
Nov. 1, 2021 • ~7 min
Diving in the icy depths: the scientists studying what climate change is doing to the Arctic Ocean – The Conversation Weekly podcast
Plus, new discoveries about early humans in Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge. Listen to episode 5 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Daniel Merino, Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast
• conversation
March 4, 2021 • ~5 min
March 4, 2021 • ~5 min
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