Tagged: Morocco

The first of us – oldest ever human fossil uncovered in Africa - News

John Kerr • Jun 08, 2017 •

• archeology,
• fossils,
• homo sapiens,
• Morocco,
• palaeoanthropology

A new report of the oldest ever human fossil – estimated to be around 300,000 years old – dramatically pushes back our best guess of when Homo sapiens first walked the Earth. Two papers published in Nature today report the dating and analysis of several fossils discovered at the archaeological site of Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. An international research team … Read More

Global climate talks move to Marrakesh: Here’s what they need to achieve - Guest Work

Guest Author • Nov 08, 2016 •

• climate change,
• climate negotiations,
• COP22,
• global warming,
• IPCC,
• Marrakesh,
• Morocco,
• Paris,
• UN

By Adil Najam, Boston University and Henrik Selin, Boston University Even though evidence on an ever-worsening global climate keeps pouring in with alarming frequency, the last 12 months have, in fact, been a relatively good year for global climate policy. This week, the world’s countries meet in Marrakesh, Morocco, to follow up on the … Read More