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A small piece of Jurassic Park: DNA extracted from insects embedded in resin

And so it begins?...

DNA from an ancient unidentified ancestor was passed down to humans living today

About 15% of these "super-archaic" regions may have been passed down to modern humans

When did we become fully human? What fossils and DNA tell us about the evolution of modern intelligence

The “great leap” & the network effect

War in the time of Neanderthals: How our species battled for supremacy for over 100.000 years

Neanderthals fascinate us because of what they tell us about ourselves – who we were, and who we might have become

First egg from Antarctica is big and might belong to an extinct sea lizard

Measuring in at more than 11 by 7 inches, the egg is the largest soft-shell egg ever discovered and the second-largest egg of any known animal

Stunningly preserved 220-million-year-old Dinosaur footprint discovered by 4-year-old

The National Museum of Wales was in touch with the Wilder family, and officials have since retrieved the print and put it in the museum

Fossil footprints: The fascinating story behind the longest known prehistoric journey

Unlike many other known footprint trackways, this one is remarkable for its length

The frightening discovery of the Mount Owen claw

The Moa was once the largest species of bird on the planet

Archaeologists found 115.000-year-old human footprints where they shouldn’t be

These human prints were surrounded by animals but not hunted animals, indicating humans were just thirsty

Prehistoric “hotel” found in Mexico shakes up understanding of human history (video)

A painstaking excavation in an isolated & dangerous high desert finds people lived in the not-so-new world thousands of years earlier than previously thought

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