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Homo erectus used two different kinds of stone tools
Skull fragments from Homo erectus found alongside stone tools in Ethiopia suggest the ancient hominin used more tool technology than we thought
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We have only just figured out how human feet work
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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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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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Homo erectus lived recently enough that it may have met Denisovans
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Martin Rees: We will become a new species by expanding beyond Earth
Heading into deep space will lead to a new species of human evolving, says the UK Astronomer Royal - and could pave the way to immortals who can conquer the galaxy
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Think you understand how evolution works? You’re probably wrong
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D鈥檕h! Why human beings aren鈥檛 as intelligent as we think
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A single gene controls how our faces develop when we are young
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Our incredible origins: The astonishing tale of Homo naledi
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