Dr. Ian Tattersall is currently working with Research Associate Jeffrey Schwartz on a multi-volume project to document the major fossils in the human fossil record. Because it employs a consistent descriptive and photographic protocol, this new work will make it possible for the first time for researchers to make the necessary comparisons without the extensive travel needed to consult the originals, which are in institutions all over the world. Dr. Tattersall is also continuing his independent inquiries into the nature and emergence of modern human cognition. His most recent book on early human ancestors, Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins, was published in 2012.