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We may now know what our common ancestor with Neanderthals looked like

A prehistoric human species that lived in Europe 1.2 million to 800,000 years ago is emerging as a contender to be our last common ancestor with Neanderthals

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Human evolution: The astounding new story of the origin of our species

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Human evolution: The astounding new story of the origin of our species

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Neanderthals feasted on seafood and nuts according to fossil remains

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

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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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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

Four West African populations may carry genes from an undiscovered archaic hominin that diverged from a shared ancestor of Neanderthals, Denisovans and modern humans

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

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

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