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![an illustration of a Neanderthal face](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZPNvaYsmgeNuMFC8kw3Z9c-320-80.jpg)
As Myth Marries Science, the Origin Story Matters (Op-Ed)
By Roger Briggs last updated
In modern times, scientific understanding replaces myths as the origin story for humanity.
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Selfless Chimps Shed Light on Evolution of Altruism
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
Chimpanzees help strangers without apparent expectation of personal gain.
![Denisovan molar found](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cgHkb4LGSsU8GND23iQKfd-320-80.jpeg)
Genome of Mysterious Extinct Human Reveals Brown-Eyed Girl
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
... and other surprises are revealed in the Denisovan DNA.
![teeth from a new branch of ancient humans](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GdqUHc9dcuc7TnThy2QENa-320-80.jpg)
Now-Extinct Relative Had Sex with Humans Far and Wide
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
The Denisovans spanned from Siberia to Asia, leaving evidence of interbreeding in modern humans.
![The mysterious Denisovans are known only from molars and a finger bone that were unearthed in the Denisova Cave (shown here) in the Altai Mountains in Siberia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QG787mLM9Skysr5NMyFao6-320-80.jpg)
Neanderthals Weren't Humans' Only Mating Partners. Meet the Denisovans.
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
The mysterious extinct human lineage known as the Denisovans may have interbred with modern humans in at least two separate waves, a new study finds.
![An artist's illustration of a mammal ancestor breathing out hot air on a cold night, a hint that it is warm-blooded.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wkZM4kaoyhn53GwpzkWoYj-320-80.jpeg)
Scientists pinpoint the exact moment in evolutionary time when mammals became warm-blooded
By Ben Turner published
Scientists figured out the origin of warm-bloodedness in mammals by analyzing the ears of 341 living and extinct species.
![One of the recently recovered notebooks features Charles Darwin's first sketch of the "tree of life."](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mudd7JxVJsCWEXDazBX8CJ-320-80.jpeg)
Charles Darwin's stolen 'tree of life' notebooks returned after 20 years
By Harry Baker published
A pair of Charles Darwin's notebooks, which were stolen in late 2000, have been anonymously returned to the library that once held them.
![The origin of life might be discovered by looking into our DNA](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2Bj2tTMc7DroaBEg6nt9g-320-80.jpg)
7 theories on the origin of life
By Charles Q. Choi, Scott Dutfield published
Reference From lightning to space rocks, here are ideas for how the first life on Earth came to be.
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