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Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves
Categorising the Denisovans as a distinct species would allow us to more comprehensively trace our own evolutionary development
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An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution
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Did childcare fuel language? A new book makes the case
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Exploring humanity’s ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary
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Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin
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Homo naledi’s burial practices could change what it means to be human
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What were ancient humans thinking when they began to bury their dead?
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Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists
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70,000 years ago humans underwent a major shift 鈥� that鈥檚 why we exist
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‘Hybrid’ skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens
The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggesting her parents might have belonged to different species
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A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches
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Women’s pelvises are shrinking 鈥� how is that changing childbirth?
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Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones
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Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced
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