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How the evolution of citrus is inextricably linked with our own

Millions of years ago, our ancestors lost a gene for producing vitamin C and got a taste for citrus. Since then, we've cultivated the tangy fruits into global staples like sweet oranges and sour lemons

KEPXDK Australopithecus family

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When did humans leave the trees for the savannah 鈥� or did they at all?

Altamura skeleton, displaying the same type of popcorn coralloid concretions. The two specimens are located in two separate parts of the cave. Not in scale. Photos by CB.

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Why the amazing Altamura Man fossil remains a mystery

The Tropical jungle with river and sun beam and foggy in the garden

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How ghost cities in the Amazon are rewriting the story of civilisation

Ancient cave paintings on rocks in Karasay gorge, Taraz, Zhambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Petroglyphs Bronze Age and Iron Age rock art; Shutterstock ID 2465182461; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Did rock art spread from one place or was it invented many times?

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Why did hominins like us evolve at all?

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When does a bone become a fossil?

Life

How wild primates adapt to living with disabilities

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The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the story of human evolution

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Why the ancient hominins of Asia are so mysterious

When it comes to ancient humans in Asia, we have so many fossils and no consensus on how to make sense of them

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How prehistoric people settled one of Earth鈥檚 most extreme places

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Artistic artefacts are rewriting the timeline of ancient South America

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Can we ever know who invented the wheel?

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The archaeologists recreating the secrets of prehistoric technology