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FRANCE - CIRCA 2002: Eve, 1896, by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1865-1896), pastel and gouache, 49x46 cm. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); . (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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Eve review: Why women’s bodies belong at the heart of human evolution

From sexism's "benefits" to mothers' role in creating culture, Cat Bohannon rethinks the role of women in Eve: How the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution

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Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago

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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

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The limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya

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Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

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Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

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Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

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Ape family tree suggests human ancestors weren鈥檛 particularly violent

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Mt. Fuji and Tokyo skyline

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Utopia: The ancient discoveries that point to the ideal human society

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Artistic rendering of Morotopithecus

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Early break-up of eastern African forests shaped our ape ancestors

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Bone fragment reveals humans wore leather clothes 39,000 years ago

A study of an ancient bone from Spain with a strange pattern of notches hints that it was used by early Homo sapiens in Europe as a punch board for making holes in leather

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The archaeologists recreating the secrets of prehistoric technology

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Curly hair may have evolved to protect early humans from the sun

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Early hominin Paranthropus may have used sophisticated stone tools

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Genes for Gaucher disease may have protected Jewish people against TB

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