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Kissing may have evolved in an ape ancestor 21 million years ago

Rather than being a recent cultural development, kissing may have been practised by other early humans like Neanderthals and our ape ancestors

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New Denisovan discovery could rewrite our family tree

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New Denisovan discovery could rewrite our family tree

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A cave showing ancient rock art

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We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age

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Neanderthals' hefty noses weren’t well adapted to cold climates

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A caretaker feeds chimpanzees inside their playground area at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Freetown, on April 24, 2025. The sanctuary, which rehabilitates orphaned Western chimpanzees, is a leading site for wildlife research and conservation education programs. Extremely popular with tourists, its keepers have defiantly kept it closed since late May. The protest is meant to spur the government into action over the rapid environmental degradation taking place in the national park where it is located. The deterioration does not just affect the chimps, experts say, but also inhabitants of the wider region including the nearby capital of Freetown, home to some two million people. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Smart new book takes an axe to the myth of human exceptionalism

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Cradle of humanity is still revealing new insights about our origins

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Does the family tree of ancient humans need a drastic rewrite?

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Does the family tree of ancient humans need a drastic rewrite?

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Denisovans may have interbred with mysterious group of ancient humans

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How a surge in ancient plagues 5000 years ago shaped humanity

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How a surge in ancient plagues 5000 years ago shaped humanity

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Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch

When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in women who were hybrids, and this might have played a part in Neanderthals’ demise

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Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our brains evolved

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Early hominin had human-like dexterity and gorilla strength

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Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?

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A compelling book about the end of the Neanderthals is a rare treat

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