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A legendary fossil is forcing scientists to rethink human origins

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

Is this humankind's earliest ancestor? Scientists argue a 7 million-year-old ape-like animal was the first to walk on two legs

It's considered one of the most decisive steps in human evolution. Now, scientists believe they have pinpointed when our ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery has started to unravel. How 2025 tipped the scales

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.
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New study challenges human origins: ‘Two species’ may have left Africa together

For decades, the story seemed settled: one early human species left Africa and spread across the world. But a new study ...
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Fossil reveals the earliest evidence of human-like walking

New study of 7-million-year-old fossils from Chad proves Sahelanthropus tchadensis walked upright while still climbing trees.

First ancient herpesvirus genomes document their deep history with humans

For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the ancient genomes of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from ...
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Ancient genomes reveal Iron Age origins of human herpesvirus 6

For the first time, scientists have reconstructed ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from ...
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'More Neanderthal than human': How DNA from our long-lost ancestors affects our health today

But some Neanderthal DNA helped modern humans survive and reproduce, and thus it has lingered in our genomes. Nowadays, ...
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How Dogs Became Humanitys First & Most Enduring Partner: A 17,000-Year Story of Shared Evolution

The domestication of dogs began at least 17,000 years ago, marking the first major interspecies relationship in human history ...