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'No scientific evidence' that ancient human relative buried dead and carved art as portrayed in Netflix documentary, researchers argue

A new commentary blasts claims about Homo naledi featured in Netflix's "Unknown: Cave of Bones."

LiveScience

‘Callous, reckless, unethical’: scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space

‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the loss of 2m-year-old human remains

The Guardian - UK

Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humans

The science of human evolution has made big leaps in recent years, and it’s painting a new picture of our origins

The Independent UK

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Human ancestors were near extinction some 900,000 years ago, says study

A study published on Thursday claims that human ancestors teetered on the brink of extinction over 900,000 years ago. Based on a new method of analysis, scientists found that our ancestors survived in a group of less than 1,300 individuals.

France 24

Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists

Genomics analysis indicates that at least 800,000 years ago breeding individuals sank to as few as 1,300

The Guardian - UK

Unknown 'anatomically modern human lineage' discovered from 40,000-year-old hip bone

Fossil found in France is not quite modern human and not quite Neanderthal.

LiveScience

Strange, 300,000-year-old jawbone unearthed in China may come from vanished human lineage

Fragments of a jaw bone unearthed in China have a mosaic of features that are present in both modern and archaic humans, making it difficult to place on the human evolutionary tree.

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A cooling event 1.1 million years ago doomed early human in Europe

Scientists found evidence of a massive North Atlantic cooling event about 1.1 million years ago that lasted roughly 4,000 years and appears to have wiped out the entire population of archaic humans who had colonized Europe

The Hindu

Small-brained ancient human cousins may have buried their dead, according to a surprising study

Scientists say they've found evidence an ancient human cousin may have buried its dead and carved symbols into cave walls, surprising findings for a creature with a small brain

The Independent UK

New analysis of ancient human protein could unlock secrets of evolution

The technique – known as proteomics – could bring new insights into the past two million years of humanity’s history

The Guardian - UK

From Piltdown Man to anti-vaxxers ... What science’s worst hoaxes can teach us

Covid disinformation prompts Royal Society to consider ways of countering forgeries and falsehoods

The Guardian - UK

The plot thickens: new study reveals complex identity of ancient Britons

Do bones and teeth found in Sussex share characteristics with Neanderthal fossils from northern Spain?

The Guardian - UK

Who were the Denisovans, archaic humans who lived in Asia and went extinct around 30,000 years ago?

Who were the Denisovans, close human relatives who lived in Asia and mated with Homo sapiens?

LiveScience

How archery was vital to the survival of early humans

Remains found in the Rhône Valley, dating back 54,000 years, are earliest discovered outside Africa

The Guardian - UK

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