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The Dresser formation

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3.5-billion-year-old fossils hint life evolved in pond, not sea

Fossils discovered in rocks in a hot, arid region of Australia raise hopes that we could find evidence of past life on Mars - if it ever existed

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Humans

Meet ‘Neo’, the most complete skeleton of Homo naledi ever found

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bird of paradise

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We may have the evolution of beauty completely wrong

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Models of the skulls of human ancestors

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Ancient humans: What we know and still don’t know about them

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A sample containing DNA

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Mud DNA means we can detect ancient humans even without fossils

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Illustration of a mastodon

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First Americans may have been Neanderthals 130,000 years ago

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Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

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Moth’s disguise is so good, spiders love it instead of eating it

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Some of the best early human bones ever found

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Homo naledi is only 250,000 years old – here’s why that matters

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A replica of the skull of Homo naledi

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Mystery human species Homo naledi had tiny but advanced brain

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Mystery human hobbit ancestor may have been first out of Africa

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Mystery human hobbit ancestor may have been first out of Africa

The evolutionary origins of the tiny Indonesian hominin Homo floresiensis have perplexed us for years – now there’s a new twist to the tale, suggesting we had it figured out all wrong

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The heretical passion of the man who first described Parkinson's

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Humans

Your true self: How your personality changes throughout life

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Humans

Your true self: The future is a foreign person

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Humans

Your true self: Why it’s morals that make the human

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