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fossils

A diver with Protocyon jaw and vertebra

Life

Prehistoric predator fossils found in an underwater cave in Mexico

Short-faced bear and wolf-like fossils retrieved from a cave by divers are helping researchers to understand the animals of the Americas 30,000 years ago

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The Chimera crab had a mix of strange features

Life

‘Rule-breaking’ crab fossils have weird shrimp and lobster features

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hominin jaw

Humans

Did the ancestor of all humans evolve in Europe not Africa?

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Archocyrtus kovalevi likely fed on the nectar of gymnosperms

Life

Pollinators may have evolved 40 million years before flowers existed

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Callao cave

Humans

New species of human discovered in a cave in the Philippines

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Dark matter secrets could lie buried in ancient rocks on Earth

Earth

Dark matter secrets could lie buried in ancient rocks on Earth

Features

earliest animal

Life

Exclusive: 600-million-year old blobs are earliest animals ever found

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Dickinsonia fossil

Life

In the beginning: The full story of life on Earth can finally be told

Features

Denisovan tooth

Humans

2019 Preview: Teeth will reveal our species’ deep evolutionary past

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Pterosaur reconstruction

Life

Stunning fossils show pterosaurs had primitive feathers like dinosaurs

When dinosaurs ruled the land, pterosaurs occupied the skies. Now we know they had feathers, suggesting plumage has a much deeper history than we had thought

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Life

Bizarre fossil that baffled us for years is early starfish ancestor

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Environment

When humans are wiped from Earth, the chicken bones will remain

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Humans

Exclusive: Controversial skeleton may be a new species of early human

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Life

Ancient hippo-like reptile was a giant to rival the dinosaurs

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