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Newly discovered Denisovan fossil remains unearthed in a cave in southwest China reveal rare insights into ancient human subsistence strategies.
Recent scientific research reveals traces of two previously unknown archaic hominins hiding within modern human DNA.
Million-year-old fossil footprints discovered in Kenya provide new insights into the gender dynamics of the extinct prehistoric human cousin Paranthropus.
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