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Early humans died in Pompeii-like eruption

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Early humans died in Pompeii-like eruption

Five humans, whose remains were unearthed in Georgia, were probably suffocated by volcanic ash 1.8 millon years ago

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Nautilus: Chambers of secrets

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Nautilus: Chambers of secrets

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Have peacock tails lost their sexual allure?

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Have peacock tails lost their sexual allure?

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Neanderthals wore make-up and liked to chat

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Neanderthals wore make-up and liked to chat

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Review: Kluge by Gary Marcus

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Peahens may not prefer the flashiest peacocks tails

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Peahens may not prefer the flashiest peacocks tails

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'First European' had a mountain retreat in Spain

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Sluggish reptile evolving at record speed

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Life

Proto-humans walked on two legs in 6 million BC

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Life

Discovery of tiny humans stirs 'hobbit' debate

Homo floresiensis is thought by some to be a new species of human – but a new find of ancient bones challenges this theory

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New bones suggest 'hobbits' were modern pygmies

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Did we learn to walk in the trees?

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Humans

Review: Big Brain by Gary Lynch and Richard Granger

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Life

Music special: The illusion of music

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