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Hominin v monkey deathmatch ended in a draw when they fell down a hole

Fossils suggest that a 3.6-million-year-old early human ancestor called "Little Foot" may have died in a violent encounter with a primitive baboon

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The most eye-catching science and tech news stories of 2018

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2018’s science stories

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Humans

2019 Preview: Teeth will reveal our species’ deep evolutionary past

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Our primate ancestors may have originated in Europe or North America

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Our primate ancestors may have originated in Europe or North America

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Humans

Exclusive: Controversial skeleton may be a new species of early human

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Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

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Helen O'Neill: The CRISPR genome editing revolution

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Stone Age people may have ritually cut off their own fingers

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Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

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Extinct 'Denisovan' people may have lived on Earth's highest plateau

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Stone tools hint that our first human ancestors lived all over Africa

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Stone tools hint that our first human ancestors lived all over Africa

We thought the first Homo species evolved in East Africa 2.8 million years ago, but stone tools from Algeria suggest our origins may have spanned the continent

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The first human farmers continued to forage a wide diet from nature

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New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?

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Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

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The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean: Voyage to a forgotten paradise

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