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Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulations show

Researchers have tried to work out how fast Australopithecus afarensis could run by creating a 3D digital robot of the ancient hominin

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Humans

Ancient genomes reveal when modern humans and Neanderthals interbred

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Game-changing archaeology from the past 5 years – and what’s to come

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Comparison between fossil footprints thought to be from Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei

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Ancient footprints show how early human species lived side by side

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How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans

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People prefer AI-generated poems to Shakespeare and Dickinson

Technology

People prefer AI-generated poems to Shakespeare and Dickinson

News

Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

Humans

Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

Features

CEY867 fresh mandarins, oranges

Humans

How the evolution of citrus is inextricably linked with our own

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LATVIA. Jurmala. 1999.

Humans

The fascinating truth about why common sense isn't really that common

Features

RD3GJW London, UK. Office workers at night, seen through the windows of an office block in the City, London's financial district

Health

How bad is modern life for our body clocks – and what can we do?

Modern life disrupts the circadian rhythms controlling our biology – increasing our risk of developing conditions ranging from diabetes to dementia. Lynne Peeples's new book The Inner Clock explores and offers solutions

Culture

Technology

The AI expert who says artificial general intelligence is nonsense

Features

Mind

Our fascination with monsters tells us a lot about ourselves

Comment

Humans

When did humans leave the trees for the savannah – or did they at all?

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Technology

Nexus review: Yuval Noah Harari is out of his depth in his new book

Culture

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