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Fossil proteins may soon reveal how we're related to Australopithecus

Australopithecus came before us, but that doesn't tell us which specific individual species is our ancestor. The fossil record is spotty in places, but the latest finds could give us enough clues to pin down how we are linked

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Life

How humans evolved to think about risk may cost Earth dearly

Culture

The human sense of smell is quite good, and matters more than you know

Mind

The human sense of smell is quite good, and matters more than you know

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Humans

Has a volcanic eruption ever wiped out a species of hominins?

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An African wild cat (Felis silvestris lybica) in the Kalahari desert, South Africa

Humans

People ate lots of foxes and wildcats 10,000 years ago

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Humans

How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

Features

Why looking after your skin is so crucial to your long-term health

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Why looking after your skin is so crucial to your long-term health

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How to nurture your microbiome to look after your skin

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Should you really wear sunscreen all year round, even in winter?

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What should we eat to give us better, healthier skin

From carotenoids to vitamins C and E and minerals such as selenium, here are the most important nutrients to slow skin damage

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What the evidence says about the consequences of cosmetic tweakments

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How your mental state and stress levels influence your skin

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The only four skincare ingredients that have been proven to work

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Humans

Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulations show

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