It’s not a stretch:This dinosaur had a 15-metre-long neck

It’s not a stretch:This dinosaur had a 15-metre-long neck

That’s longer than the average bus,and enough to give other sauropods neck envy.

  • byJack Tamisiea

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Puzzled archaeologists find stone tools that don’t match human remains

Puzzled archaeologists find stone tools that don’t match human remains

Stone tools,animal bones and human remains dating back millions of years have been found at a site in Kenya,raising questions about the development of early humans.

  • byStuart Layt
‘Remarkable Australian story’:Tiny Jurassic teeth rewrite history of mammals

‘Remarkable Australian story’:Tiny Jurassic teeth rewrite history of mammals

A controversial research paper argues the ancestors of the world’s mammals,including humans,evolved in Australia and the southern hemisphere.

  • byLiam Mannix andAngus Dalton
Oldest heart ever found uncovered in three-dimensional fossil

Oldest heart ever found uncovered in three-dimensional fossil

The fossil of a 380-million-year-old fish found off the Kimberley coast has provided scientists with insight into a critical stage in human evolution.

  • byHolly Thompson
Scientists uncover the origin of mammal milestone:warm-bloodedness

Scientists uncover the origin of mammal milestone:warm-bloodedness

Scientists have answered a longstanding question about mammalian evolution to determine when the integral trait of warm-bloodedness first emerged.

  • byWill Dunham
South Africa may be the original home of humankind after all

South Africa may be the original home of humankind after all

Previously found fossils of human ancestors are likely 1 million years older than thought.

  • byAntony Sguazzin
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‘Swiss Army knife’ shows ancient humans were talking to one another

‘Swiss Army knife’ shows ancient humans were talking to one another

The shape of stone tools across southern Africa shows ancient humans were communicating over long distances before they left to explore the rest of the world.

  • byStuart Layt
Evolution could be happening four times faster than we thought,research finds

Evolution could be happening four times faster than we thought,research finds

Some species have up to four times as many genetic differences between individuals than previously thought,causing them to evolve at much faster rates than expected.

  • byStuart Layt
Two minutes with Danny Katz:Is asking Google for help with my crossword OK?

Two minutes with Danny Katz:Is asking Google for help with my crossword OK?

Our Modern Guru ponders whether evolution has moved us on from working things out for ourselves.

  • byDanny Katz
Whooping it up
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Whooping it up

With sprinklings of sorcery and DNA.

Dogs are a walking example of unconditional love:Tony Armstrong

Dogs are a walking example of unconditional love:Tony Armstrong

In a new three-part series,the News Breakfast presenter and ex-sportsman unravels the special relationship humans have with their canine besties.

  • byBen Pobjie