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3D models of the femur and ulnae of Sahelanthropus tchadensis

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Human ancestors may have walked on two legs 7 million years ago

An analysis of thigh and forearm bones from Sahelanthropus tchadensis suggests the early hominin was mainly bipedal, but the claim is controversial

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Saccorhytus coronarius

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Sac with a mouth and no anus wasn't our earliest ancestor after all

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Unlike in other primates, the human voice box has lost small tissue structures called vocal membranes, which may have been involved in the evolution of speech

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Losing parts of our voice box may have helped humans evolve to speak

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Digital restoration of fossil child and adult crania

Humans

Shape of human brain has barely changed in past 160,000 years

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A pobblebonk frog (Limnodynastes terraereginae) in south-east Queensland, Australia

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Pobblebonk frogs have a weird trick for surviving very acidic pools

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DEWD0X Archaeological Site of Atapuerca. Archaeological Site: Gran Dolina. World Heritage Site. Burgos. Castilla-Leon. Spain.

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Life As Told By a Sapiens to a Neanderthal review: Joyful curiosity

Culture

Illustration of a Neolithic farming village

Humans

Evolution of lactose tolerance probably driven by famine and disease

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Illustration of Tyrannosaurus rex in the jungle

Life

Controversial idea that T. rex was three species comes under fire

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Illustration of a warm-blooded ancestor of mammals

Life

Ear anatomy shows warm-blooded animals evolved 233 million years ago

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Illustration of Qikiqtania wakei in the water

Life

A fish that evolved to stand up on land went back to living in water

A fossil from 385 million years ago named Qikiqtania wakei shows that a descendant of early land animals lost its adaptations for land and became a more efficient swimmer

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Life

Antarctic bacteria reveal an evolutionary limit to dealing with heat

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Life

Meraxes gigas was a huge dinosaur with tiny arms like T. rex

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Earth

How long does evolution take? It happens on two different timescales

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Life

Bacteria bred for 2000 generations settle long-term evolution mystery

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