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A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

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The ability of the early toolmakers to select high-quality stone, produce sharp flakes, and return to familiar raw-material ...

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The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by ...

Those who use their bodies to survey the boundaries.

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If aliens from space can die and mourn their dead then they likely invented gods to worship. Because they missed their loved ...

The deployment of a Nokia private mobile network at Beira Port in Mozambique marks a major step in transforming one of ...

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Songbirds on the UCLA campus changed beak shapes during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers suspect it might be a case of rapid evolution.