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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Some chimpanzee populations gained useful DNA from interbreeding with bonobos, and one may even have become more gentle and “bonobo-like” in its brain structure and behaviour

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Andy Serkis in Neanderthal make-up

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Can CGI finally convince us that Neanderthals were smart?

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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origins artwork

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Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation

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Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

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Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world

We weren’t the only ancient artists – the discovery of 66,700-year-old cave art show our Neanderthal cousins also liked to draw

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The tamed ape: were humans the first animal to be domesticated?

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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

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Someone made advanced stone tools in India 172,000 years ago

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Ancient skull from China may rewrite the origins of our species

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