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Gene inherited from Neanderthals influences tooth shape, study suggests
Genetic variants that determine the shape of your teeth—including a gene inherited from Neanderthals—have been identified by a team co-led by UCL...
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A radical new idea for how our ancestors invented stone tools
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Ape-Like Human Ancestors Were Largely Vegetarian 3.3 Million Years Ago in South Africa, Fossil Teeth Reveal
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Daily briefing: Our distant ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago
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Neanderthals and humans interbred more recently than scientists thought
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Study Reveals That Hand Silhouettes Found In Spain Are The Oldest Cave Paintings In The World — And Were Made By Neanderthals 66,000 Years Ago
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