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Indian stone tool may be earliest evidence of humans outside Africa

What looks like a stone tool has been pulled from sediments in India that have been dated to 2.6 million years ago, suggesting an early exit from Africa – if the evidence stands up

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People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

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People of European descent evolved resistance to TB over 10,000 years

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The hidden rules that determine which friendships matter to us

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The hidden rules that determine which friendships matter to us

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‘Little Foot’ hominin was either ill or very hungry in her childhood

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‘Little Foot’ hominin was either ill or very hungry in her childhood

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A pit latrine toilet in Kayunga District, Uganda

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Soil safely filters 38 million tonnes of human waste each year

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Oldest evidence of malted barley shows ancient Scandinavians made beer

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Oldest evidence of malted barley shows ancient Scandinavians made beer

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Listen to the oldest known conch shell horn from 18,000 years ago

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Listen to the oldest known conch shell horn from 18,000 years ago

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Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

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Treasure trove of ancient human remains hints at undiscovered species

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Stone Age Europeans used human bones to make arrowheads

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Stone Age Europeans used human bones to make arrowheads

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Ancient shell beads may have been the first money used in the Americas

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Ancient shell beads may have been the first money used in the Americas

Shell beads created 2000 years ago by the Chumash, a Native American people, may be the first money used in the Americas

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The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers

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If we can't change the world, does anything we do matter?

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You are not one person: Why your sense of self must be an illusion

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Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don't bank on it

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