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We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed

Their species name is well known, but until recently we’ve understood very little for certain about Homo habilis. Columnist Michael Marshall reveals what new fossils are telling us about the hominins that have been considered the first humans

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The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe

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How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world

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The moment that kicked off the AI revolution

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When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

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Hannah Fry: 'AI can do some superhuman things – but so can forklifts'

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The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human

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Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why

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Which humans first made tools or art – and how do we know?

Building the human story based on a few artefacts is tricky – particularly for wooden tools that don’t preserve well, or cave art that we don’t have the technology to date. Columnist Michael Marshall explores how we determine what came first in the timeline of our species

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AI-assisted mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer

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Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than we thought

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The one innovation that supercharged AI: Best ideas of the century

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Crowdsourcing Wikipedia’s encyclopedia: Best ideas of the century

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