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Running legs

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Our ancestors may have run a million years earlier than we thought

We thought hominins evolved to run around 2 million years ago – but a study of the famous Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, suggests she could run too

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John Cleese

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Monty Python's Silly Walk is exactly 6.7 times more silly than normal

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Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

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Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools

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Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

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Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness

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Foot

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We have only just figured out how human feet work

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ape skulls and brains

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Great ape brains have a feature that we thought was unique to humans

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DNA analysis of people in West Africa reveals 'ghost' human ancestor

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DNA analysis of people in West Africa reveals 'ghost' human ancestor

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Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why

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Same-sex attraction isn't an evolutionary paradox - here's why

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Fossil teeth

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A skull suggests humans have been getting piercings for 12,000 years

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DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans

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DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans

DNA from four skeletons found in Cameroon has revealed a mystery branch of early modern humans, suggesting we may need to rethink our species' family tree

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Ancient humans were weirdly slow to cross from mainland Asia to Java

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Homo erectus lived recently enough that it may have met Denisovans

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Space

Martin Rees: We will become a new species by expanding beyond Earth

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