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Rare Charles Darwin Letter Fails to Sell at Auction
By Knvul Sheikh published
A handwritten letter by famed naturalist Charles Darwin to a British marine biologist was to be auctioned off yesterday (Feb. 25) by Nate D. Sanders Auctions, a Los Angeles-based auction house.

Food for Thought: Human Teeth Likely Shrank Due to Tool Use
By Charles Q. Choi published
Wisdom teeth may have shrunk during human evolution as part of changes that started with human tool use, according to a new study.

Fertile Crescent? Neanderthals & Humans Likely Bred in the Mideast
By Charles Q. Choi published

Neanderthal-Human Trysts May Be Linked to Modern Depression, Heart Disease
By Charles Q. Choi published
Ancient trysts between Neanderthals and modern humans may have influenced modern risks for depression, heart attacks, nicotine addiction, obesity and other health problems, researchers said.

Mysterious 'Hobbit' Relative May Have Lived on Isolated Island
By Charles Q. Choi published
Stone tools discovered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi dating back at least 118,000 years suggest that an unknown lineage of toolmakers, relatives of the diminutive "hobbit" once lived there.

Why Humans Have Slender Faces and Neanderthals Don't
By Laura Geggel published
Neanderthals had protruding facial features because of the way their bodies deposited and dealt with bone, a new study finds.

What Is a Human? Long-Standing Debate Surrounds Our Family Tree
By Charles Q. Choi published
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