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Almost human: closest australopithecine primate found

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Almost human: closest australopithecine primate found

Another long-lost cousin is unearthed – of all the australopithecines yet found, it's the closest anatomically to the true humans that evolved into us

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Achilles tendon is key to evolution of human running

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Achilles tendon is key to evolution of human running

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Meet X-woman: a possible new species of human

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Meet X-woman: a possible new species of human

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Machiavellian insects evolve bigger, social brains

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Machiavellian insects evolve bigger, social brains

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Seabird evolved head feathers as sensory device

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Seabird evolved head feathers as sensory device

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Mind-reading gorillas love a good game

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Mind-reading gorillas love a good game

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Accidental origins: Where species come from

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Accidental origins: Where species come from

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Eyeless hydra sheds light on evolution of the eye

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Lapdogs are Middle Eastern

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Lapdogs are Middle Eastern

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Desmond Tutu leads way for southern African genomes

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Desmond Tutu leads way for southern African genomes

The archbishop and a hunter-gatherer are the first southern Africans to have their genomes sequenced and published

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The writing on the cave wall

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Resurrection: ancient humans 'rise from dead'

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Xu Xing: Unearthing how dinosaurs became birds

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Found: The first ever animal trails

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