Environment
Almost human: closest australopithecine primate found
Another long-lost cousin is unearthed – of all the australopithecines yet found, it's the closest anatomically to the true humans that evolved into us
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Life
Achilles tendon is key to evolution of human running
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Humans
Meet X-woman: a possible new species of human
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Humans
Machiavellian insects evolve bigger, social brains
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Life
Seabird evolved head feathers as sensory device
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Earth
Mind-reading gorillas love a good game
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Life
Accidental origins: Where species come from
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Life
Eyeless hydra sheds light on evolution of the eye
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Environment
Lapdogs are Middle Eastern
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Humans
The writing on the cave wall
A group of 26 symbols crops up at Stone Age sites throughout the world – are these the origin of the written word?
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Humans
Desmond Tutu leads way for southern African genomes
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Humans
Resurrection: ancient humans ‘rise from dead’
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Environment
Xu Xing: Unearthing how dinosaurs became birds
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Life
Found: The first ever animal trails
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