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Reconstruction of Homo erectus

Humans

Mystery hominin had sex with ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans

A strange signal in ancient and modern human DNA suggests the ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans must have mated with an unknown species of human

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The archaeological site near the Yana River. Alla Mashezerskaya maps the artefacts in the area where two 31,000-year-old milk teeth were found.

Humans

Children's teeth reveal previously unknown ancient humans in Siberia

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Blood in a vial

Health

Two brain-rejuvenating proteins have been identified in young blood

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Angela Saini video interview: The return of race in mainstream science

Humans

Angela Saini video interview: The return of race in mainstream science

Regulars

Fossil teeth could change our understanding of human evolution

Humans

Did we split from Neanderthals 400,000 years earlier than we thought?

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speech artwork

Humans

The origins of language discovered in music, mime and mimicry

Features

figure in sea

Earth

Surprising ways the changing Earth shaped human evolution and society

Features

hominin jaw

Humans

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

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father and baby

Health

Men who have children later in life may prime their kids for longevity

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Callao cave

Humans

New species of human discovered in a cave in the Philippines

An analysis of ancient bones has revealed a previously unknown human species named Homo luzonensis that lived in the Philippines 50,000 years ago

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Humans

Two-million-year-old toothache may have killed an early human

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Humans

Story of most murderous people of all time revealed in ancient DNA

Features

Humans

Evidence of early Australian arrival is best judged with an open mind

Leader

Humans

Breathing in before doing something may actually make you better at it

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