Mark Bateman

Feb 26, 2025 | nature.com | Eslem Ben Arous |James Blinkhorn |Sarah Elliott |Christopher A. Kiahtipes |Mark Bateman |Mathieu Duval | +5 more

AbstractHumans emerged across Africa shortly before 300 thousand years ago (ka)1,2,3. Although this pan-African evolutionary process implicates diverse environments in the human story, the role of tropical forests remains poorly understood. Here we report a clear association between late Middle Pleistocene material culture and a wet tropical forest in southern Côte d’Ivoire, a region of present-day rainforest.

Dec 30, 2024 | news.hull.gov.uk | Mark Bateman

Hull has been confirmed as one of the top 10 places in the country for growth in bus patronage, according to the latest figures from the Department for Transport for 2023/2024. In its annual bus...