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Humans May Be the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe, If Evolution Has Anything to Say
By Nick Longrich published
A look at 4.5 billion years of Earth's history tells us that intelligence, including extraterrestrial intelligence, is unlikely to evolve.
Humans Are Growing Weird, Bone Spikes on Their Skulls. Smartphones May Be the Culprit.
By Laura Geggel published
This Tiny Knee Bone Had Nearly Vanished As Humans Evolved. It's Coming Back
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Why is this tiny bone making a comeback?
This Newfound Extinct Human Lineage Also Mated with Modern Humans
By Charles Q. Choi published
An entirely new lineage of the mysterious human relatives called Denisovans has been discovered.
How smart were Neanderthals?
By Megan Gannon published
Our extinct cousins have a lousy reputation that's being overturned by new discoveries.
Humans Are Eating Most of Earth's Largest Animals to Extinction
By Brandon Specktor published
Humans are hunting and eating 60 percent of Earth's largest animals into an early grave.
Could Evolution Ever Bring Back the Dinosaurs?
By Jane Labous published
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for hundreds of millions of years before they died in an asteroid blast 66 million years ago. So, could these gigantic reptiles ever re-evolve back to our modern world?
Brain of Mysterious 'Little Foot' Human Relative Was Half-Man, Half-Ape
By Stephanie Pappas published
The brain of a very old human ancestor looks a lot like an ape's and a little like a human's.
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