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Central market in Acanceh, Yucatan state, Mexico

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We evolved to match local micronutrient levels, which may be a problem

Most human populations evolved to cope with low or high local levels of micronutrients such as zinc, but these localised adaptations might now be problematic

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Deadly poisonous white mushrooms (Amanita phalloides, death cap) grow in forest

Environment

The deadliest mushroom, the death cap, is still concocting new poisons

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Illustration of a teenage girl who is the offspring of a Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis) mother and Denisovan (Homo sapiens denisova) father. A bone fragment with this hybrid ancestry was found in the Denisova Cave in Russia. The bone belonged to a female who was at least 13 years old and died around 90,000 years ago. It was known from genetic analysis of other fossils that the two species had interbred, but this is the first first-generation offspring of such a pairing to be found.

Humans

Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves

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Life

We are unlocking how frozen microbes stay alive for 100,000 years

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A skull unearthed in Harbin, China, turns out to belong to a Denisovan

Humans

An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

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Did childcare fuel language? A new book makes the case

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TX DATE:21-07-2025,TX WEEK:29,EMBARGOED UNTIL:08-07-2025 00:00:00,DESCRIPTION:Dramatic reconstruction of early anatomically modern Homo sapiens living in Africa.,COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC / BBC Studios

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Exploring humanity's ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary

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Life

Weird microbial partnership shows how complex life may have evolved

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Humans

Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin

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Health

The real reason why we lost the ability to make vitamin C

The textbooks say our ancestors lost the ability to make vitamin C because we didn't need it, but the loss may have protected us from some parasites

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Humans

Your pet dog’s ancestor was a fierce, wild animal. How was it tamed?

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Life

Giant meat-eating dinosaur skulls reveal ‘bone-crushing’ bite

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Humans

Homo naledi's burial practices could change what it means to be human

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Humans

What were ancient humans thinking when they began to bury their dead?

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