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Ancient fossils in the 'Cradle of Humankind' are more than 1 million years older than previously thought

To accurately determine the fossils' age, researchers analyzed particles from outer space in the ro…

Paola Rosa-Aquino   


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Researchers have found the remains of a teenager that died 7,200 years ago, revealing a group of humans previously unknown to science

The young woman was likely part of the prehistoric Toleans, which mysteriously disappeared 1,500 ye…

Marianne Guenot   


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As Earth's climate got wetter, ancient humans were able to migrate more widely, a new scientific model suggests

A research team simulated Earth's climate history 2 million years ago. Their work suggests human ex…

Paola Rosa-Aquino   


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Footprints In The Mud Of Time Indicate Early Humans Treaded European Shores

In case you are curious, let us tell you these foot sizes match the modern shoe sizes of 7 or 8 in …

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This Is What The Early Human Rewriting Evolutionary History May Have Looked Like

Researchers believe all five skulls come from the same Homo species, even though the creatures that…

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An Incredible New Skull Is Forcing Us To Rethink The Evolution Of Early Humans

"Who knows who is Homo habilis?" said Zollikofer "The whole story is so shaky that we cannot just s…

Dina Spector   


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The COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford and Astrazeneca shows 'promising' results in early human trials

"There is still much work to be done before we can confirm if our vaccine will help manage the…

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This incredible animation shows how humans evolved from early life

The origin of life, Prokaryote, Cyanobacteria, Eukaryote, Choanoflagellate, Platyhelminthes (Flatwo…

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The real Paleo diet was heavy on plants with very little meat, according to a study of early human remains

The study looked at the remains of ancient people buried in the Andean Altiplano of Peru about 9,00…

Marianne Guenot   


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Early human ancestors started migrating around the world far earlier than scientists thought

"The initial dispersals out of Africa prior to 60,000 years ago were likely by small groups of fora…

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Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans' noses

Understanding what early humans smelled can offer better context for our own sense of smell, and gi…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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The early ancestors of humans were reduced to 1,300 individuals and came close to extinction, scientists say

The evolutionary bottleneck 900,000 years ago might have been caused by an extreme climate event, r…

Alia Shoaib   


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A child's tooth found in a cave could rewrite understanding of early human history, researchers say

The discovery suggests Homo sapiens co-existed in the Rhone Valley region of France alongside Neand…

Alia Shoaib