Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative
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"Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo, Smithsonian Magazine, Popular Science and New Scientist. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Footprints reshape what scientists know about extinct human relative Yahoo · 52d ago
- Ancient Fossil Footsteps Found in Kenya May Hint That an Early Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously Thought Smithsonian Magazine · 52d ago
- Toothy human ancestor may have traveled in all-male packs Popular Science · 52d ago
- Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa New Scientist · 52d ago
- Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative Phys.org · 52d ago
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