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This Tiny Knee Bone Had Nearly Vanished As Humans Evolved. It's Coming Back
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Why is this tiny bone making a comeback?

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.

How smart were Neanderthals?
By Megan Gannon published
Our extinct cousins have a lousy reputation that's being overturned by new discoveries.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?
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