Earth
Tanzanian volcano blast could destroy ancient hominin footprints
If Ol Doinyo Lengai erupts, iconic prints at Laetoli and another set at Engare Sero are at risk
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Humans
A mouthful of history: How teeth reveal our evolutionary past
Culture
Environment
Chinese dinosaurs make a historic trip to the UK
Culture
Humans
Our species may be 150,000 years older than we thought
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Earth
Bird caught in amber 100 million years ago is best ever found
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Environment
Our common ancestor with chimps may be from Europe, not Africa
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Environment
3.5-billion-year-old fossils hint life evolved in pond, not sea
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Life
The heretical passion of the man who first described Parkinson’s
Features
Humans
Medieval people mutilated the deceased to ward off zombies
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Life
Weird T. rex forerunner had small horns and crocodile-like snout
This new species was a ferocious predator with a sensitive side that reigned across North America until T. rex came along
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Life
Oldest plant-like fossils discovered are 1.6 billion years old
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Environment
The opposite birds: What wiped out the ancient rulers of the sky
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Environment
Ancestor of all vertebrates was a big mouth with no anus
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Life
Giant flying reptile was top predator like a winged T. rex
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