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![Denisova Cave discoveries](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2NQB5KJER2vYiDHJ5UWCSM-320-80.jpg)
This Newfound Extinct Human Lineage Also Mated with Modern Humans
By Charles Q. Choi published
An entirely new lineage of the mysterious human relatives called Denisovans has been discovered.
![Neanderthal man](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QiBHZ3hCCudRrDpJTsmjMe-320-80.jpg)
How smart were Neanderthals?
By Megan Gannon published
Our extinct cousins have a lousy reputation that's being overturned by new discoveries.
![African elephants.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E2KgPgoAD8z3Zr3scmEUXo-320-80.jpg)
Humans Are Eating Most of Earth's Largest Animals to Extinction
By Brandon Specktor published
Humans are hunting and eating 60 percent of Earth's largest animals into an early grave.
![Dinosaur illustration](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VFgCCiaDFyFNPoZXZhB87L-320-80.jpg)
Could Evolution Ever Bring Back the Dinosaurs?
By Jane Labous published
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for hundreds of millions of years before they died in an asteroid blast 66 million years ago. So, could these gigantic reptiles ever re-evolve back to our modern world?
![In a recent study, scientists compared the skull of Little Foot (shown here) with that of other hominins.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JKkgBjDXNvfgpLBmLU7fPa-320-80.jpg)
Brain of Mysterious 'Little Foot' Human Relative Was Half-Man, Half-Ape
By Stephanie Pappas published
The brain of a very old human ancestor looks a lot like an ape's and a little like a human's.
![Neanderthal family](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iym2xF3sykkABsRqrRFECY-320-80.jpg)
Neanderthals and Humans Were Hooking Up Way More Than Anyone Thought
By Charles Q. Choi published
Way more sex happened between Neanderthals and the ancestors of modern humans across Europe and Asia than scientists originally thought, a new study finds.
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Puppy-Size Roaches (and Other Bizarre Creatures) Pop Up in 'Beyond the Sixth Extinction'
By Mindy Weisberger published
In a toxic landscape of the future, what strange animals might evolve?
![Frances H. Arnold from the California Institute of Technology was awarded one half of the award, while George P. Smith from the University of Missouri and Sir Gregory P. Winter from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the UK shared the second half.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mp5Sk29RYZN6HpKUEHwsad-320-80.jpg)
Chemistry Nobel Awarded to Scientists for Taking the Reins on Evolution
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Evolution is unfolding in test tubes.
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