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Race to save lost temple city at risk from its own wealth

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Race to save lost temple city at risk from its own wealth

Mes Aynak, one of central Asia's largest Buddhist ruins, could soon be bulldozed to mine the copper underneath. Can anything save its archaeological riches now?

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New species of extinct human found in cave may rewrite history

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New species of extinct human found in cave may rewrite history

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Armchair fossil hunters use drone photos to find ancient bones

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Armchair fossil hunters use drone photos to find ancient bones

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Walrus made from human skin appears in its first public photo

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Walrus made from human skin appears in its first public photo

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Oldest hand hints we came down from trees earlier than thought

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Oldest hand hints we came down from trees earlier than thought

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Ancient DNA suggests dogs split from wolves 40,000 years ago

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Young blood helps repair fractured bones of ageing mice

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Young blood helps repair fractured bones of ageing mice

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Knuckle cracking caught on film for the first time

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Knuckle cracking caught on film for the first time

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Baboon bone found in famous Lucy skeleton

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Baboon bone found in famous Lucy skeleton

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Red Lady cave burial reveals Stone Age secrets

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Red Lady cave burial reveals Stone Age secrets

Some 19,000 years ago, a woman was coated in red ochre and buried in a cave in northern Spain. What do her remains say about Palaeolithic life in western Europe?

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Stunning fossils: Fish catches fish-catching pterosaur

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Cancer-warped skeletons imagined for building design

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Polar bear penis bone may be weakened by pollution

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Polar bear penis bone may be weakened by pollution

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