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human evolution

When did life begin on Earth? New evidence reveals a shocking story

Life

When did life begin on Earth? New evidence reveals a shocking story

Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was hellishly hot and seemingly uninhabitable

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Why it’s so hard to tell when Homo sapiens became a distinct species

Humans

Why it’s so hard to tell when Homo sapiens became a distinct species

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Humans

Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3000 years ago

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A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life

Life

A whole new world of tiny beings challenges fundamental ideas of life

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Humans

Fossil proteins may soon reveal how we're related to Australopithecus

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Life

London Underground mutant mosquitoes have surprisingly ancient origins

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Traders work the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange November 9, 2005 in New York City. Following a report that inventories of crude and gasoline grew in the last week, oil prices dropped Wednesday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Life

How humans evolved to think about risk may cost Earth dearly

Culture

AUSTRIA - JANUARY 01: Venus of Willendorf, statuette made of limestone, made about 25.000 BC. Photography by Gerhard Trumler, 1990. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Venus von Willendorf, Statuette aus Kalkstein, um 25.000 v. Chr. entstanden. Photographie von Gerhard Trumler, 1990.]

Humans

How our ancestors invented clothing and transformed it into fashion

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The human sense of smell is quite good, and matters more than you know

Mind

The human sense of smell is quite good, and matters more than you know

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Humans

Has a volcanic eruption ever wiped out a species of hominins?

Volcanoes have been proposed as the reason for the extinction of the Neanderthals and the hobbits of Indonesia, but the end of those species may not have come from a single, dramatic event

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Life

Why sabre-toothed animals evolved again and again

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Humans

People ate lots of foxes and wildcats 10,000 years ago

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Humans

How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

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Health

Why looking after your skin is so crucial to your long-term health

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