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First partial skull of a Homo naledi child found in South Africa

The skull of a small child belonging to a different human species has been found deep in a cave system in South Africa. They have been named “Leti”.

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Homo naledi infant skull discovery suggests they buried their dead

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Homo bodoensis, a new species of human ancestor, lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene.

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New human species has been named Homo bodoensis - but it may not stick

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Woman flexing muscles in front of a superhero shadow

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How can I make myself more motivated?

How spiteful are you?

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How spiteful are you?

Ancient faeces sitting on a rock

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Ancient faeces show Iron Age miners ate blue cheese and drank beer

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Two rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis syriaca)

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Piles of animal dung reveal the location of an ancient Arabian oasis

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The Jubbah Oasis in northern Saudi Arabia, where humans were repeatedly present during periods of increased rainfall over hundreds of thousands of years

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Humans reached Arabia in at least five waves thanks to wetter climates

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Fragmentary remains of the human skull_CREDIT University of Hasanuddin

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7200-year-old DNA suggests Denisovans bred with humans on Sulawesi

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Holding hands

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How long does it take to fall in love?

The time it takes to fall in love depends on a number of different factors

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Ancient humans in Europe may have stolen food from wild hunting dogs

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Just 1.5 to 7 per cent of the modern human genome is uniquely ours

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Stone Age Europeans may have worn make-up more than 6000 years ago

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First farmers in the Atacama desert had a history of brutal violence

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