Queensland fossils shed light on megafauna extinction

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
Published
Griffith University researchers were part of a group of Australian palaeontologists who announced the discovery of new extinct Australian megafauna that lived until 40,000 years ago in tropical northern Australia and the reason for their demise. The research, led by the Queensland Museum, and including experts from Griffith University, and a host of other Australian […]

From our vast past to extreme future – Griffith offers answers at World Science Festival

Griffith at World Science Festival Brisbane
Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
Published
In its third year, the growing celebration of all things science and the only World Science Festival franchise outside of New York, WSF Brisbane promises to ignite debate and inspire discovery. Running from March 21-25, WSF Brisbanefocuses on the theme of ‘humanity’, and will see Griffith University experts in the thick of discussions delving into […]

ARCHE helps rewrite timing for first humans out of Africa

Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution
Published
Scientists from Griffith University have played a crucial role in helping an international team of archaeologists rewrite the timeline of human evolution and the migration of modern humans out of Africa. It had been widely accepted that Homo sapiens had moved out of Africa between 90,000 and 120,000 years ago but that has now been […]