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The Earliest Human Species Might Not Be Human After AllHomo habilis skull

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The Earliest Human Species Might Not Be Human After AllHomo habilis skull
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The Earliest Human Species Might Not Be Human After All

clock-iconMarch 19, 2026

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2-Million-Year-Old Homo Habilis Skeleton Proves The First Humans Didn’t Look Like UsA replica of the skull of Homo habilis

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2-Million-Year-Old Homo Habilis Skeleton Proves The First Humans Didn’t Look Like UsA replica of the skull of Homo habilis
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2-Million-Year-Old Homo Habilis Skeleton Proves The First Humans Didn’t Look Like Us

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Rare 2-Million-Year-Old Infant Facial Fossils Expand What We Know About Prehistoric Human ChildrenNeanderthal child called Benjamina

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Rare 2-Million-Year-Old Infant Facial Fossils Expand What We Know About Prehistoric Human ChildrenNeanderthal child called Benjamina
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Rare 2-Million-Year-Old Infant Facial Fossils Expand What We Know About Prehistoric Human Children

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“Wholly Unexpected”: First-Ever Fossil Paranthropus Hand Raises Questions About Earliest Tool Makers’ IdentitySome bones are broken but we have at least part of almost all the bones of a Paranthropus boisei, proving they could have used tools.

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“Wholly Unexpected”: First-Ever Fossil Paranthropus Hand Raises Questions About Earliest Tool Makers’ IdentitySome bones are broken but we have at least part of almost all the bones of a Paranthropus boisei, proving they could have used tools.
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“Wholly Unexpected”: First-Ever Fossil Paranthropus Hand Raises Questions About Earliest Tool Makers’ Identity

clock-iconOctober 15, 2025
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The First Humans Were Hunted By Leopards And Weren’t The Apex Predators We Thought They WereHomo habilis jaw with leopard tooth marks

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The First Humans Were Hunted By Leopards And Weren’t The Apex Predators We Thought They WereHomo habilis jaw with leopard tooth marks
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The First Humans Were Hunted By Leopards And Weren’t The Apex Predators We Thought They Were

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1.8 Million Years Ago, Two Extinct Humans Had One Of The Gnarliest Deaths In HistoryHomo habilis: isloated face of a hominin extinct human relatives on a dark background

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1.8 Million Years Ago, Two Extinct Humans Had One Of The Gnarliest Deaths In HistoryHomo habilis: isloated face of a hominin extinct human relatives on a dark background
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1.8 Million Years Ago, Two Extinct Humans Had One Of The Gnarliest Deaths In History

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We're A Step Closer To Knowing Who Made The Earliest Known Stone ToolsA photo of a stone tool set against a white backdrop. The stone tool is sand colored and has a rounded smooth top. The lower portion shows where it has been knapped into a shaper edge, though this example is duller.

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We're A Step Closer To Knowing Who Made The Earliest Known Stone ToolsA photo of a stone tool set against a white backdrop. The stone tool is sand colored and has a rounded smooth top. The lower portion shows where it has been knapped into a shaper edge, though this example is duller.
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We're A Step Closer To Knowing Who Made The Earliest Known Stone Tools

clock-iconMay 31, 2025
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Which Human Species Survived For The Longest? Spoiler: It’s Not UsSkulls of extinct human species

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Which Human Species Survived For The Longest? Spoiler: It’s Not UsSkulls of extinct human species
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Which Human Species Survived For The Longest? Spoiler: It’s Not Us

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What Makes Olduvai Gorge So Special?Panoramic view of Olduvai Gorge

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What Makes Olduvai Gorge So Special?Panoramic view of Olduvai Gorge
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What Makes Olduvai Gorge So Special?

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What Was The First Human Species, And What Makes It Human?Homo habilis

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What Was The First Human Species, And What Makes It Human?Homo habilis
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What Was The First Human Species, And What Makes It Human?

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New Evidence From Kenya Pushes Back Human Innovation And Trading To 320,000 Years Agoarticle image

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New Evidence From Kenya Pushes Back Human Innovation And Trading To 320,000 Years Agoarticle image
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New Evidence From Kenya Pushes Back Human Innovation And Trading To 320,000 Years Ago

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The Hobbits Were Related To Early Human Species Known Only From Africaarticle image

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The Hobbits Were Related To Early Human Species Known Only From Africaarticle image
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The Hobbits Were Related To Early Human Species Known Only From Africa

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Mysterious 14,000-Year-Old Thigh Bone Could Mean Archaic Species Of Humans Survived Until Thenarticle image

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Mysterious 14,000-Year-Old Thigh Bone Could Mean Archaic Species Of Humans Survived Until Thenarticle image
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Mysterious 14,000-Year-Old Thigh Bone Could Mean Archaic Species Of Humans Survived Until Then

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Ancient Toolmaking May Have Driven the Evolution of Human Languagearticle image

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Ancient Toolmaking May Have Driven the Evolution of Human Languagearticle image
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Ancient Toolmaking May Have Driven the Evolution of Human Language

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