Human Origins

Human Origins

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Questions about our origins, biologically, chemically, and cosmically, are the most profound ones we can ask. Here are today's best answers.
A collection of differently colored skull replicas arranged in three rows on a black background.
New research challenges old assumptions about the evolution of the human brain.
A map of Australia showing probability of species presence with color gradients from low (blue) to high (red). Insets display detailed regions. Arrows indicate the Northern and Southern entry points.
A new method of mapping migration factors in erratic movements and changing climate.
A poster displaying different skulls of other human species on a purple background.
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
More humans are being born with a third arm artery, an example of microevolution happening right before our eyes.
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Planet Earth has been around for over 4.5 billion years, but humans? For 99.998% of our planet's history, humans were nowhere to be found.