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We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

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We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

Modern gorillas can walk in a variety of styles, not just the famous “knuckle-walking”, suggesting our common ancestor was similarly resourceful

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Our cities are driving evolution and it's not all bad news

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Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

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Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Someone made advanced stone tools in India 172,000 years ago

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Someone made advanced stone tools in India 172,000 years ago

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Primate archaeology: Digging up secrets of the monkey Stone Age

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Ancient jawbone suggests humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier

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Ancient jawbone suggests humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier

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Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

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Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

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Ancient jawbone suggests humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier

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Ancient jawbone suggests humans left Africa 50,000 years earlier

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Ella Al-Shamahi

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The fossil finder who can't wait to return to war-torn Yemen

Secrets about our origins could be hiding in a cave in Yemen, says Ella Al-Shamahi – if only she could get there

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The origin of insect wings has been revealed by gene editing

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To enjoy Robert Newman’s gig, park your scientific scepticism

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All other primates live their lives according to a simple rule

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Arsonist falcons suggest birds discovered fire before humans did

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