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Why humans have a smaller face than Neanderthals

Human Origins

In Homo sapiens, facial growth stops at puberty

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Chimpanzees understand material properties

Human Origins

Wild chimpanzees choose just the right tools for the job

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First articulating leg of Paranthropus robustus discovered

Human Origins

Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was habitually upright, but also small and vulnerable to…

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Fossil footprints reveal coexistence of two extinct human relatives

Human Origins

Research raises questions about role of competition in human evolution

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How chimpanzees adapt to open habitats

Human Origins

Study on Issa Valley chimpanzees challenges traditional views on arboreal behaviour and hominin evolution

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What about bipedalism in Sahelanthropus?

Human Origins

No evidence in Sahelanthropus postcranial remains supporting habitual bipedalism

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Dental morphology in Homo habilis and its implications for the evolution of early Homo

Human Origins

Researchers examined the internal structure of Homo habilis teeth, and found that most are remarkably similar to Australopithecus

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Exploring Human Origins

Human Origins

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, welcomes Tracy Kivell as new Director

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