Humans
Exclusive: Controversial skeleton may be a new species of early human
A skeleton found decades ago in South Africa may be a new species of Australopithecus, and could help reveal when our ancestors evolved to walk on two feet
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Ancient hippo-like reptile was a giant to rival the dinosaurs
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Earliest known animal might have inflated its body like a balloon
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Sabre-toothed cats shared their food with injured pride members
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Crashing waves may have spurred the evolution of backbones
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Dinosaur fossil may be a whole new species of the first birds
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World’s oldest fossils might turn out to just be ancient rocks
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Earth
Earliest known animal was a half-billion-year-old underwater blob
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First snake found in amber is a baby from the age of the dinosaurs
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Humans
Asia鈥檚 mysterious role in the early origins of humanity
Bizarre fossils from China are revealing our species' Asian origins and rewriting the story of human evolution
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Humans
Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?
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Environment
A fossil may rewrite the story of how plants first lived on land
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Earth
Oxygen may have helped complex life arise a billion years early
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Earth
Worst mass extinctions may have been caused by rising mountains
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