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We see the raised imprint of a human footprint in brownish stone.

153,000-year-old footprints from South Africa are the oldest Homo sapiens tracks on record

By Kristina Killgrove published

A modern dating method has revealed the oldest Homo sapiens' footprints yet, placing bipedal humans in South Africa around 153,000 years ago.

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A Neanderthal skull next to a human skull.

Human and Neanderthal brains have a surprising 'youthful' quality in common, new research finds

By Stephen Wroe published

Modern humans have a youthful brain, and this "Peter Pan syndrome" is also seen in Neanderthals.

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