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Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

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Bare bones: Five human ancestors known only from a few fossils

You’d be amazed how little evidence supports many of our ancient human ancestors. Here are the five species with the fewest fossils

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Berger 1

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The fossil finder extraordinaire who's rewriting human evolution

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New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

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New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

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Fossilised worm holes

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Tiny worm burrows may reveal when first complex animals evolved

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Outstretched hands holding earth

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Thousands of new lifeforms discovered that redraw tree of life

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Ankle fossil suggests our ancient ancestors leapt like acrobats

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Ankle fossil suggests our ancient ancestors leapt like acrobats

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A spinning carousel

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We seem to be getting stupider and population ageing may be why

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A third of UK adults question evolution. Does that matter?

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A third of UK adults question evolution. Does that matter?

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Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

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Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

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illustration of Hongyu chowi

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Weird fish fossil changes the story of how we moved onto land

The 370-million-year-old fish Hongyu chowi doesn’t fit into the evolutionary picture we have created to explain our ancestor’s move from sea to land

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Controversial footprints suggest we evolved in Europe not Africa

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It only takes a few gene tweaks to make a human voice

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Male athletes with higher world rankings are better looking

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Who are you? How the story of human origins is being rewritten

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