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monkey news Apr 16, 2012 0 Chimpanzee "nests" reveal when hominids first left the trees
evolution Apr 11, 2012 0 Computer simulation reveals how we worked together to evolve bigger brains
anthropology Apr 2, 2012 0 Ancient hominins definitely used fire at least a million years ago
human evolution Mar 28, 2012 0 Our ancestor Lucy shared her world with another, completely different humanoid species
human evolution Mar 20, 2012 0 Why Australopithecus sediba could rewrite our evolutionary history
evolution Mar 15, 2012 0 Ancient humans beat out Neanderthals by being in the right place at the right time
evolution Mar 14, 2012 0 Scientists may have just discovered a brand new species of human
evolution Feb 26, 2012 0 The extinction of Neanderthals had nothing to do with us
geology Feb 20, 2012 0 Changing ocean temperatures may have made human evolution possible
evolution Feb 7, 2012 0 Ancient humans just couldn’t stop having sex with Neanderthals
evolution Jan 15, 2012 0 The last European great ape lived 7 million years ago
evolution Dec 20, 2011 0 Can you name the stages of human evolution in this circle of skulls?
evolution Dec 15, 2011 0 Modern humans may have evolved 200,000 years earlier than we thought
evolution Dec 15, 2011 0 Why do humans stand upright? It’s not for the reason many people believe
neanderthals Dec 14, 2011 0 We (literally) smell way better than Neanderthals did
biology Dec 13, 2011 0 Starving orangutans may explain why humans evolved to become obese
archaeology Dec 1, 2011 0 "Stone breadcrumbs" reveal humans who left Africa over 100,000 years ago
evolution Nov 24, 2011 0 Admit it – you totally would have had sex with Neandertals
paleontology Nov 23, 2011 0 Weird experiment recreates the sounds our distant ancestors made 3 million years ago
archaeology Nov 21, 2011 0 Does this 150,000 year old skull show the first case of human-on-human violence?
evolution Nov 13, 2011 0 Ape hand gestures reveal where humans evolved language
evolution Nov 10, 2011 0 The sudden evolutionary shift that drove ancient hominids to socialize with each other
human evolution Oct 30, 2011 0 Neanderthals were enjoying the finer things in life 250,000 years ago
evolution Oct 26, 2011 0 Why are most people right-handed?
monkey news Oct 23, 2011 0 Orangutan populations develop different cultures just like humans
evolution Oct 19, 2011 0 Doubling our genes gave humans bigger brains
human evolution Oct 10, 2011 0 How sugar molecules secretly shaped human evolution
evolution Sep 27, 2011 0 Tracking the evolution of the human brain
geography Sep 21, 2011 0 Why the shape of the Americas was bad for human settlement
evolution Sep 16, 2011 0 Neanderthals were eating brain-expanding shellfish 150,000 years ago
debunkery Sep 12, 2011 0 Are women really hardwired to remember deep male voices?
human evolution Sep 8, 2011 0 Scientists unveil a newly-discovered, ancient human ancestor
evolution Sep 6, 2011 0 Ancient humans were just having sex with everyone
archaeology Aug 31, 2011 0 Humans have been using tools for 300,000 years longer than we thought
monkey news Aug 11, 2011 0 Chimp and human brains are even more alike than we thought
human evolution Aug 10, 2011 0 Ancient toe might prove that all ancient humanoid species were constantly having sex with each other
evolution Aug 10, 2011 0 Twins carry a secret evolutionary benefit
evolution Jul 31, 2011 0 There were just too many humans for Neanderthals to survive
evolution Jul 27, 2011 0 Why do people in higher latitudes have bigger brains?
evolution Jul 19, 2011 0 Our hominid ancestors were walking like us nearly 4 million years ago
evolution Jul 18, 2011 0 Confirmed: All non-African people are part Neanderthal

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