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Humans

2015 preview: Meet more of your long-lost cousins

A major discovery of hundreds of bones belonging to mysterious early humans may soon add another piece to the puzzle of our messy evolution

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Bone bonanza: Chamber of secrets yields human remains

Life

Bone bonanza: Chamber of secrets yields human remains

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Bone drug goes after calcium in breast tumours

Health

Bone drug goes after calcium in breast tumours

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Mass grave tells tales of life on the Forgotten Front

Humans

Mass grave tells tales of life on the Forgotten Front

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ancient filling in a tooth

Health

Oldest dental filling is found in a Stone Age tooth

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New twist in the tale of Tutankhamun's club foot

Health

New twist in the tale of Tutankhamun's club foot

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Ancient Egyptians believed in coiffure after death

Humans

Ancient Egyptians believed in coiffure after death

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Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt

Technology

First images from Great Pyramid's chamber of secrets

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Mayans 'played' pyramids to make music for rain god

Technology

Mayans 'played' pyramids to make music for rain god

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What killed Dr Granville's mummy?

Humans

What killed Dr Granville's mummy?

Augustus Granville made a famous study of an Egyptian mummy in 1821 – but how much did he get right?

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Life

Shoddy ships sank invasion of Japan

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Life

Gladiators fought for thrills, not kills

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Life

Pompeii's bars not so seedy after all

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Life

Hanging gardens were a living carpet

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