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Early humans spread as far north as Siberia 400,000 years ago

A site in Siberia has evidence of human presence 417,000 years ago, raising the possibility that hominins could have reached North America much earlier than we thought

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Colonies of single-celled creatures could explain how embryos evolved

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Tiny nematode worms can grow enormous mouths and become cannibals

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A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae

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Left-handed monkeys prompt rethink about evolution of right-handedness

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The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

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The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long

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Artistic reconstruction of Pebanista yacuruna

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Extinct freshwater dolphin from the Amazon was largest of all time

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Ancient campsite may show how humans survived volcanic super-eruption

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City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution

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Earliest known sex chromosomes evolved in octopuses

Genetic analysis of the California two-spot octopus reveals that the species has sex chromosomes, and they may have originated up to 378 million years ago

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'Useless' appendage of the ovaries may play key role in fertility

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Mind

The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

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Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses their young

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When does a bone become a fossil?

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