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Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our brains evolved

Lead poisoning isn't just a modern phenomenon: fossil teeth show signs that it affected ancient hominids, and Homo sapiens may have coped better than our close relatives

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Early hominin had human-like dexterity and gorilla strength

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Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?

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Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

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We now know why a belly button becomes an 'innie'

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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

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

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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.

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Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves

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

Microbes found buried deep in Siberian permafrost may be able to survive over extremely long timescales using protein repair genes

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An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

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Exploring humanity's ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary

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Did childcare fuel language? A new book makes the case

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Weird microbial partnership shows how complex life may have evolved

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