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Richard Kemeny

Richard Kemeny is a British freelance science journalist based in São Paulo, Brazil. He writes about archaeology, animal biology, ecology, environmental research and policy, marine science, and the impact of technology on society.

Zeresenay Alemseged, the Ethiopian paleonthologist who headed the research team that found the 3.3-million-year-old Selam (peace in Amharic), the oldest ancestor child skeleton ever found, holds the skull of a hominid child known as Australopithecus afarensis.
Environment

How Ancient Diets Shaped Our Brains

Early hominins may have bashed bones to harvest fatty nutrients from marrow and brains, creating a cerebral expansion that kickstarted evolution.

By Richard Kemeny