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A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

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A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first represented their speech with written words

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Human heads have changed shape a lot in the past 100 years

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Reconstruction of a family of Neanderthals

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Neanderthal infants were enormous compared with modern humans

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Are Neanderthals descendants of modern humans?

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We might be wrong about humanity’s near extinction

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We might be wrong about humanity’s near extinction

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Why early humans radically changed their toolkits 200,000 years ago

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We did not evolve alone: The story of our origins

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We did not evolve alone: The story of our origins

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Oldest known dog extends the genetic history of our canine companions

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Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' decline

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Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births

Simulations of Australopithecus hominins’ anatomy suggest that when they gave birth, they may have exerted tremendous pressure on their pelvic floors, putting them at risk of tearing

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The skull transforming our family tree and the hunt for Ancestor X

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How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history

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We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed

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When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

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