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Meet our new human relatives

27 October 2004

In the recent past, we were not alone. For millennia, another, strange species of human lived alongside us

A dent to our pride

27 October 2004

A diminutive new species could teach us what it really means to be human

Tiny new species of human unearthed

27 October 2004

A one-metre-tall species of human living as recently as 13,000 years ago radically alters the picture of human evolution

Small star or giant planet?

13 October 2004

Two new rocky 'super Earths' found

1 September 2004

The discoveries may herald a new class of planet outside our Solar System – making the hunt for Earth-like planets more hopeful

Stray star may have jolted Sedna

27 July 2004

A passing star may have kicked the planetoid into its strange orbit, which takes it to the Solar System's edges

60 Seconds

14 May 2004

Super-hot star caught in death throes

29 April 2004

The gassy and dust nebula around the star resembles a butterfly's wings bisected by an intriguing dark band

Distant planet revealed by microlensing

15 April 2004

Astronomers say it is a victory for the controversial technique, which can detect invisible planets circling distant, invisible stars

At last, a ringside seat for viewing birth of planets

6 March 2004