The Museum of Human Evolution is launching 'InformaMEH', a new informative project consisting of a series of videos produced by its education team to inform the public about various news related to the world of prehistory and palaeontology in an entertaining and light-hearted way. 

These videos, which can be viewed on the museum's YOUTUBE CHANNEL, are also accessible to the hearing impaired. They have been translated into sign language in collaboration with.... and subtitled according to universal accessibility criteria. 

 This is a new informative space at the MEH with short news clips on current affairs and new research related to human evolution, all linked to the Atapuerca Archaeological Site. The videos will be released every two months and will last between four and five minutes. They will include text, images and maps presented alongside the presenter to help viewers better understand the news. These connections will be made not only from the Museum of Human Evolution, but also from other places of archaeological interest in the province of Burgos. 

First two episodes 

The first two episodes of 'InformaMEH' are now available on the museum's YouTube channel. The first describes the extraction of nuclear DNA from the sediment at the Galería de las Estatuas site. This collection of nuclear DNA provides information about the occupation of the cave by several Neanderthals at different times. 

 The second episode explains bipedalism and talks about the temporary exhibition 'Standing Upright. The Upright Posture in Human Evolution’ (‘Tenerse en pie. La postura erguida en la evolución humana’), which highlights bipedalism as one of the features of our evolution and explains the different pieces of evidence that explain the way we walk.