Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology brings together scientists from diverse backgrounds (natural sciences and humanities) with the aim of investigating the history of humankind from an interdisciplinary perspective using comparative analyses of genes, cultures, cognitive abilities, languages and social systems of past and present human populations, as well as those of primates closely related to humans.

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Endurance running or endurance diving - which came first?

Human OriginsLMRG Technological Primates

New study takes a land-and-water perspective on the evolution of our exceptional human stamina

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Neandertal growth hormone receptor increases muscle mass in people today

Evolutionary Genetics

Scientists describe increased activity of the Neandertal growth hormone receptor and how it shapes the bodies…

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Well-worn wins: Wild capuchin monkeys prefer stones with a proven track record of cracking nuts

LMRG Technological Primates

New study reveals that visible traces of past tool use can outweigh material properties when primates select…

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