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Oldest human genome reveals roots of first Americans

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Oldest human genome reveals roots of first Americans

A 24,000-year-old boy from Siberia is helping redraw the Native American family tree – and its roots spread further than we thought

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Don't bury Europe's remarkable prehistoric culture

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Mystery human species emerges from Denisovan genome

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Mystery human species emerges from Denisovan genome

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Neanderthal virus DNA spotted hiding in modern humans

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Neanderthal virus DNA spotted hiding in modern humans

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Is it a sloth? Is it a camel? No, it's a dinosaur

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Is it a sloth? Is it a camel? No, it's a dinosaur

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Perfection is a myth, show 50,000 bacterial generations

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Perfection is a myth, show 50,000 bacterial generations

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Wolves turned into dogs by European hunter-gatherers

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Wolves turned into dogs by European hunter-gatherers

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Himalayan fossils point to Asian origin of big cats

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Himalayan fossils point to Asian origin of big cats

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Alfred Russel Wallace: A very rare specimen

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Alfred Russel Wallace: A very rare specimen

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Run yourself smarter: How exercise boosts your brain

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Run yourself smarter: How exercise boosts your brain

Working up a sweat is the best way to fertilise your neurons and add fizz to your brain chemistry. Athleticism might even explain the human brain's evolution

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Alga takes first evolutionary leap to multicellularity

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King Kong platypus was an ancient bone cruncher

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New dolphin species leaps out of Australian waters

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Cell tails: Lines of communication

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