human evolution

Finding the melody: how did our ancestors change their tune about music?

12 Oct 2018

In an auditory tour through history and the animal kingdom, Associate Professor Darren Curnoe explored the relationship between human evolution and music.

We found evidence of early humans in the jungles of Borneo

15 Dec 2017

Darren Curnoe reports on his recent excavation at the famous Niah Caves in Borneo.

Groundwater ‘pit stops’ enabled survival and migration of our ancient ancestors

31 May 2017

African groundwater helped kick-start the evolutionary history of humans, with the movement of our ancestors across East Africa shaped by the location of springs, new research suggests.

The biggest mistake in the history of science

20 Dec 2016

In the history of science, there is one error that beats out all others in terms of misery and that's the classification of humans into the different races, writes Darren Curnoe.

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Eureka finalist 2016 – Darren Curnoe

29 Jul 2016

Associate Professor Darren Curnoe from UNSW Science is a finalist in the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research. An engaging science communicator, Curnoe has reached millions of people through his films, on-line artic

Ancient Deep Skull still holds big surprises 60 years after it was unearthed

29 Jun 2016

A skull unearthed in Malaysian Borneo 60 years ago sheds light on the mystery of how early humans moved throughout South-East Asia thousands of years ago, writes Darren Curnoe.

Ancient “Deep Skull” from Borneo full of surprises

28 Jun 2016

A study of the oldest modern human remains discovered in island South-East Asia has revealed this ancient person was not related to Indigenous Australians, as originally thought.

Unlocking Asia's secrets of human evolution

18 Dec 2015

Exciting genetic and archaelogical discoveries this year, including a Red Deer Cave people thigh bone, are dramatically rewriting major episodes of our ancient past, writes Darren Curnoe.

Why are humans unique? It’s the small things that count

03 Nov 2015

The big questions about our past, evolution and place in nature are getting harder to answer, writes Darren Curnoe

The long reach of the past: did prehistoric humans shape today’s ecosystems?

27 Aug 2015

Did the period of human impact on the natural environment begin only 215 years ago? Or is there a bigger story to tell, asks Darren Curnoe.

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