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Ancient humans: What we know and still don’t know about them

Confused by the flood of news about ancient humans? Here’s the low-down on what new discoveries are revealing about the complicated story of our ancestors

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Mud DNA means we can detect ancient humans even without fossils

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First Americans may have been Neanderthals 130,000 years ago

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A replica of the skull of Homo naledi

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Mystery human species Homo naledi had tiny but advanced brain

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Your true self: How your personality changes throughout life

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Humans

Your true self: The future is a foreign person

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Your true self: Why it’s morals that make the human

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Neanderthal artist revealed in a finely carved raven bone

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Inside knowledge: What's really going on in the minds of animals

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Should a child's health concerns trump sperm donor privacy?

Some donors in Australia have just been stripped of anonymity. What's the right balance between privacy and a person's need to know their genetic heritage?

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Life

Five designer chromosomes bring synthetic life a step closer

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Neanderthals may have medicated with penicillin and painkillers

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Health

Try these simple mental tests to see if you're a good athlete

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Health

Injection could permanently lower cholesterol by changing DNA

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