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Hobbit hominins from Indonesia may have had even smaller ancestors

An arm bone from an ancient human that lived 700,000 years ago on the island of Flores is the smallest ever found from an adult hominin, adding a new piece to the puzzle of Homo floresiensis

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Donald Johanson excavating Lucy

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Donald Johanson: Unearthing Lucy changed my life and the world

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What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins

Humans

What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins

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Life

Jurassic fossils show modern mammals grow faster than ancient ones

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Life

Chimps respond to each other at a pace similar to human conversation

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Humans

Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments

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Life

Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought

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Humans

When did human ancestors start walking on two legs?

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Technology

Google creates self-replicating life from digital 'primordial soup'

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Life

Evolutionary story of Australia's dingoes revealed by ancient DNA

Dingoes, the native wild dogs of Australia, arrived on the continent more than 3000 years ago and their gene pool has had little input from domestic dogs

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Humans

Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

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Humans

How ghost cities in the Amazon are rewriting the story of civilisation

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Humans

Did rock art spread from one place or was it invented many times?

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Life

A surprisingly quick enzyme could shift our understanding of evolution

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