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Oldest confirmed cave art is a single red dot

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Oldest confirmed cave art is a single red dot

A symbol on the wall of a Spanish cave is over 40,000 years old, meaning it could have been drawn by Neanderthals, or by the very first humans to come out of Africa

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Zoologger: Angry lizard starts fights for no reason

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Zoologger: Angry lizard starts fights for no reason

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Why haven't bald men gone extinct?

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Why haven't bald men gone extinct?

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Lucky you! Accidents of evolution that made us human

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Lucky you! Accidents of evolution that made us human

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Gift of the gab

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Gift of the gab

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Energy upgrade

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Energy upgrade

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Brain gain

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Brain gain

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Jaw dropper

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Jaw dropper

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Switch to starch

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Switch to starch

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Helping hand

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Helping hand

From holding pencils to ball juggling, our dexterous hands have fuelled human progress. Can DNA mutations shed light on our unrivalled ability with tools?

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Was humanity born in the mother of all plagues?

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Zoologger: Strange reptiles saw heads off seabirds

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Birds got smart by becoming big babes

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Earliest member of giant panda line found in Spain

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