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‘Little Foot’ hominin was either ill or very hungry in her childhood

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‘Little Foot’ hominin was either ill or very hungry in her childhood

An Australopithecus woman who lived 3.67 million years ago has defects in her teeth enamel that suggest she was either deprived of food or seriously ill when young

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A pit latrine toilet in Kayunga District, Uganda

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Soil safely filters 38 million tonnes of human waste each year

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Oldest evidence of malted barley shows ancient Scandinavians made beer

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Oldest evidence of malted barley shows ancient Scandinavians made beer

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Listen to the oldest known conch shell horn from 18,000 years ago

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Listen to the oldest known conch shell horn from 18,000 years ago

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Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

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Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

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Stone Age Europeans used human bones to make arrowheads

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Stone Age Europeans used human bones to make arrowheads

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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

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Ancient shell beads may have been the first money used in the Americas

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Ancient shell beads may have been the first money used in the Americas

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If we can't change the world, does anything we do matter?

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If we can't change the world, does anything we do matter?

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You are not one person: Why your sense of self must be an illusion

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You are not one person: Why your sense of self must be an illusion

We have a strong sense of continuous, coherent existence – yet from the cells that make our bodies to our defining character traits, we are in a constant state of change

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Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again

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Can you ever know yourself? Whatever the answer, it is worth trying

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Unique review: A fascinating look at the science of individuality

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If the multiverse exists, are there infinite copies of me?

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