Stone Tools

Is Tool Use Monkey Business or Unique to Humans?

February 13, 2023

If you walk through a home improvement store these days, you might say to yourself, "I wish I had all of these tools." Sophisticated...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Hugh Ross Read

Did Neanderthals Make Glue?

January 10, 2018

Fun fact: each year, people around the world purchase 50 billion dollars’ (US) worth of adhesives. But perhaps this statistic isn’t all that surprising—because...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Science News Flash: Stone Tool Use by Capuchin Monkeys Challenges Human Evolution

July 14, 2016

I love cashew nuts! Apparently, so do capuchin monkeys. A team of scientists from Oxford University (in the UK) and the University of Sao...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read