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Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

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Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

Skull fragments from Homo erectus found alongside stone tools in Ethiopia suggest the ancient hominin used more tool technology than we thought

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Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

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Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

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Foot

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We have only just figured out how human feet work

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ape skulls and brains

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Great ape brains have a feature that we thought was unique to humans

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DNA analysis of people in West Africa reveals 'ghost' human ancestor

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DNA analysis of people in West Africa reveals 'ghost' human ancestor

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Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why

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Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why

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Fossil teeth

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A skull suggests humans have been getting piercings for 12,000 years

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DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans

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DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans

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Homo erectus

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Ancient humans were weirdly slow to cross from mainland Asia to Java

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Ngandong Excavations

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Homo erectus lived recently enough that it may have met Denisovans

Homo erectus may have survived in Indonesia until 108,000 years ago – which may have been long enough to meet a second population called the Denisovans

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2019's science stories

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Martin Rees: We will become a new species by expanding beyond Earth

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How to be superhuman: The science behind extraordinary abilities

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D’oh! Why human beings aren’t as intelligent as we think

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