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What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.
Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...
Hidden nearby, paleontologists have now stumbled upon the teeth of another Homo species, dating back 2.59 million years, as well as teeth of an australopithecine from 2.63 million years ago – the only ...
Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi travels the world digging into the origin of Homo sapiens in a five-part BBC series ...
Origins” Premieres Wednesday, September 17 at 9:00 pm Around 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens emerged in Africa – one of at ...
Researchers used evolutionary genetics and CRISPR gene editing tech to develop an innovative treatment for gout. The approach ...
A mysterious skull, discovered in a Greek cave decades ago, has been identified as belonging to Homo heidelbergensis, an ...
A sallow light rises over the land at the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most celebrated movies of the 20th century. Stanley Kubrick’s shot pulls in on a band of furry man-apes gathering ...
Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier ...