Homo Naledi

Why this company sent ancient human fossils into space

Science

Why this company sent ancient human fossils into space

Why this company sent ancient human fossils into space

Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries

Impact

Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries

Lee Berger is only scratching the surface of his trail of discoveries

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

Science

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

History & Culture

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

The ‘cave of bones’ may hold the mysteries of human origins

Puzzling skeleton helps reveal how ancient human relative grew up

Science

Puzzling skeleton helps reveal how ancient human relative grew up

Puzzling skeleton helps reveal how ancient human relative grew up

88,000-Year-Old Finger Bone Pushes Back Human Migration Dates

88,000-Year-Old Finger Bone Pushes Back Human Migration Dates

88,000-Year-Old Finger Bone Pushes Back Human Migration Dates

Cave Explorers Find New Fossils of Mysterious Human Relative

Naledi Fossils

Cave Explorers Find New Fossils of Mysterious Human Relative

Cave Explorers Find New Fossils of Mysterious Human Relative

Did This Mysterious Ape-Human Once Live Alongside Our Ancestors?

Naledi Fossils

Did This Mysterious Ape-Human Once Live Alongside Our Ancestors?

Did This Mysterious Ape-Human Once Live Alongside Our Ancestors?

Seven Major Archaeological Discoveries of 2015

Seven Major Archaeological Discoveries of 2015

Seven Major Archaeological Discoveries of 2015

New Human Ancestor Walked Like Us, Climbed Like an Ape

New Science in Brief

New Human Ancestor Walked Like Us, Climbed Like an Ape

New Human Ancestor Walked Like Us, Climbed Like an Ape

Wanted: Fit, Fearless Scientist for Huge Underground Find

Naledi Fossils

Wanted: Fit, Fearless Scientist for Huge Underground Find

Wanted: Fit, Fearless Scientist for Huge Underground Find

Mystery Lingers Over Ritual Behavior of New Human Ancestor

Naledi Fossils

Mystery Lingers Over Ritual Behavior of New Human Ancestor

Mystery Lingers Over Ritual Behavior of New Human Ancestor

Meet the Man Who Gives Ancient Human Ancestors Their Faces

Naledi Fossils

Meet the Man Who Gives Ancient Human Ancestors Their Faces

Meet the Man Who Gives Ancient Human Ancestors Their Faces

12 Theories of How We Became Human, and Why They’re All Wrong

Naledi Fossils

12 Theories of How We Became Human, and Why They’re All Wrong

12 Theories of How We Became Human, and Why They’re All Wrong

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