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Portrait of juvenile female Denisovan, based on DNA analysis

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This is almost certainly not what Denisovans looked like

A team has used DNA from an ancient fingerbone to predict what our extinct cousins the Denisovans looked like but the method is unlikely to be accurate

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Cave bear skeleton

Life

Europe’s extinct cave bears went into decline just as humans arrived

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TV programme Vikings depicts the exploits of raiding warriors

Humans

Genetic analysis reveals Vikings had a wide and diverse family tree

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Geek coastline

Humans

Our species got to Europe 165,000 years earlier than we thought

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How did humans evolve from apes?

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How did humans evolve from apes?

Evolution

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Evolution

The archaeological site near the Yana River. Alla Mashezerskaya maps the artefacts in the area where two 31,000-year-old milk teeth were found.

Humans

Children's teeth reveal previously unknown ancient humans in Siberia

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A worker checks the jars used to contain rice wine at Shaoxing Nuerhong Winery Company in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang Province. The company maintains its traditional rice wine brewing method, which is composed of nearly 20 processing steps.

Humans

Early farmers liked alcohol so much they invented two ways to brew it

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Angela Saini video interview: The return of race in mainstream science

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Angela Saini video interview: The return of race in mainstream science

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Denisovans

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Denisovans

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How the young can rejuvenate the old

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How humans are shaping the planet: are we in the anthropocene?

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Earth

Underland is a profound journey into the mirror world of the dead

Culture

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Genetics studies are too white – that’s failing people and science

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