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evolution

Reconstruction of Cheddar Man's head and shoulders

Humans

Ancient 'dark-skinned' Briton Cheddar Man find may not be true

The headline was that an ancient Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin, but the genetics of skin colour are so complex that we can’t be sure

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artwork

Humans

The tamed ape: were humans the first animal to be domesticated?

Features

A man drinking out of a bottle of alcohol

Health

We're evolving a gene that may stop us from drinking alcohol

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Chickens for sale

Health

Flu is evolving in new and unpredictable ways in China’s poultry

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Mute male crickets are still trying to serenade females

Life

Mute male crickets are still trying to serenade females

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We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

Life

We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

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city

Humans

Our cities are driving evolution and it's not all bad news

Culture

Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

Humans

Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

Humans

Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Someone made advanced stone tools in India 172,000 years ago

Humans

Someone made advanced stone tools in India 172,000 years ago

A cache of stone tools found in south India reveals that the hominins living there over 170,000 years ago already had advanced tool-making skills  

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Life

Ancient jawbone suggests humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier

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Humans

Primate archaeology: Digging up secrets of the monkey Stone Age

Features

Life

Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

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Humans

Ancient jawbone suggests humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier

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