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Visualizing inferred human ancestral lineages over time and space. Each line represents an ancestor-descendant relationship in our inferred genealogy of modern and ancient genomes. The width of a line corresponds to how many times the relationship is observed, and lines are colored on the basis of the estimated age of the ancestor.

Humans

Largest ever family tree of humanity reveals our species' history

A genealogy of humans constructed from thousands of genomes gives us clues about where our species first evolved and how we spread across the world

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View of the excavations at the entrance of Grotte Mandrin

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Modern humans moved into cave one year after Neanderthals abandoned it

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human fossils

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160,000-year-old fossil may be the first Denisovan skull we've found

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percussion notches on large bovid humerus

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Ancient humans may have started hunting 2 million years ago

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HT3KM2 Danebury Hill Fort, c2nd century BC, (c1990-2010). Artist: Karen Guffogg. Reconstruction drawing. Celtic / Iron age, approx. 2nd century BC. Built in the 6th century BC, the fort was in use for almost 500 years, during a period when the number of hill forts in Wessex greatly increased. Danebury was remodelled several times, making it more complex and resulting in it becoming a developed hill fort

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Bronze Age migration may have brought Celtic languages to Britain

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London's Cartoon Museum

Mind

Laughter Lab at London's Cartoon Museum explores the science of humour

Culture

A man measures a woman's height

Humans

Humans have been relatively short for thousands of years

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Dorsal and ventral views of the pendant. Scale bar is 1 cm. ? Antonino Vazzana - BONES Lab

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Mammoth ivory pendant is oldest decorated jewellery found in Eurasia

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WHY do we grieve? A floral tribute fastened to a lamp post at the scene of a fatal road accident in Birmingam city centre, UK. The flowers were placed there by family and friends of the victim.

Humans

Why do we grieve? The surprising origin of the feeling of loss

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WHY are we both good and evil? 3d render illustration of light grey and black colored female faces on black background, relationship, psychology or good and evil concept.

Humans

Why are we good and evil? A single quality may be at the root of it

The human capacity for both good and evil has long mystified philosophers. Evolutionary biology suggests they are both offshoots of one of our oddest character traits

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Life

Why do we exist? The meaning of life isn’t to be found in the stars

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Lost capital city of the Mongol Empire was far bigger than thought

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First partial skull of a Homo naledi child found in South Africa

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Homo naledi infant skull discovery suggests they buried their dead

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