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The genome of a long-extinct ancient human is hiding within us
We all have bits of DNA from a long-lost 鈥済host ancestor鈥� inside us 鈥� and by putting all the different bits together, we might be able to reconstruct their genome
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Woolly mammoths butchered by humans were mostly female
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Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa
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How humans evolved to be twice as big as our ancestors
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Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans
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鈥楬obbit鈥� hominins scavenged meat left over by Komodo dragons
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Humans sleep the least of all apes 鈥� is it the secret to our success?
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Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time
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All known Homo naledi skeletons seem to be female
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What really happened when ancient humans migrated out of Africa
The out-of-Africa migration, in which ancient humans went on to inhabit every other continent except Antarctica, may not have been one moment in time, but a long and slow process. Columnist Michael Marshall examines how archaeologists are rethinking this critical part of our history
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Alice Roberts: ‘We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals’
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脰tzi’s frozen remains may harbour metabolically active microbes
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Ancient teeth hint at links between Denisovans and Homo erectus
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The story of the first human tool: the humble container
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