Cave find reveals modern humans coexisted with Neanderthals for thousands of years

Cave find reveals modern humans coexisted with Neanderthals for thousands of years

The discovery of ancient bones,jewellery and tools in a Bulgarian cave pushes back the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe by several thousands years.

  • byWill Dunham

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Is it justifiable to write'primate'as my ancestry on forms?

Is it justifiable to write'primate'as my ancestry on forms?

When it comes to filling in forms,what is acceptable isn't always sensible.

  • byDanny Katz
A tale of two skulls and their bones of contention

A tale of two skulls and their bones of contention

Two major research papers shed new light on famous human fossils,rewriting the early history of our species.

  • byStuart Layt
Seafood gourmands:Researchers say Neanderthals knew how to fish

Seafood gourmands:Researchers say Neanderthals knew how to fish

The first evidence of Neanderthals feeding regularly on fish and crustaceans point to a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids crucial for brain development.

  • byDoyle Rice
A new raptor discovery that means a lot

A new raptor discovery that means a lot

Palaeontologists say the Dineobellator notohesperus was a"small,lightly built predator"with a tail function similar to that of a cat.

  • byEmma Bowden
Smaller than a grain of rice,this creature could be our forebear

Smaller than a grain of rice,this creature could be our forebear

It appears to be the earliest-known member of the vast animal group called bilaterians.

  • byWill Dunham
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'Wonderchicken':tiny ancestor to today's birds revealed

'Wonderchicken':tiny ancestor to today's birds revealed

Its legs were long and slender,it was evidently a shore bird and it could probably fly.

The left-handed bird is the word
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The left-handed bird is the word

While COVID-19 constitutes a burning question.

Hunter-gatherers don't sit like us. That could hold health benefits

Hunter-gatherers don't sit like us. That could hold health benefits

The Hadza people of Tanzania live a lifestyle that has changed little over the past 10,000 years - and they are pictures of health.

  • byLiam Mannix
Jam's theorem foiled by marmalade
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Jam's theorem foiled by marmalade

Even Tango Joe can't dodge tomorrow forever.

'Completely decisive':Arrokoth upends theory of how Earth was formed

'Completely decisive':Arrokoth upends theory of how Earth was formed

Rocks found at the edge of our solar system shows Earth came together slowly (like a kiss) and not in a crash.

  • byJoel Achenbach