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We have only just figured out how human feet work
Just how humans evolved the stiff feet that allow us to walk and run has been something of a mystery, but now researchers say a bony arch structure is the key
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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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Same-sex attraction isn’t an evolutionary paradox – here’s why
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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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Ancient humans were weirdly slow to cross from mainland Asia to Java
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Homo erectus lived recently enough that it may have met Denisovans
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Martin Rees: We will become a new species by expanding beyond Earth
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Think you understand how evolution works? You’re probably wrong
A common misconception is that evolution naturally selects for biological complexity, eventually creating advanced organisms like us. That couldn't be further from the truth
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D鈥檕h! Why human beings aren鈥檛 as intelligent as we think
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A single gene controls how our faces develop when we are young
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Our incredible origins: The astonishing tale of Homo naledi
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Stone Age artists were obsessed with horses and we don鈥檛 know why
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