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Scientists make discovery that suggests early humans may have eaten their own children

A recently uncovered vertebra at the Gran Dolina cave site in Atapuerca, Spain, has provided what researchers describe as the ...
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3.3 Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light On How The Spine Evolved

Health & Science 3.3 Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light On How The Spine Evolved It’s hard evidence that the type of spinal segmentation and numbering found in modern humans emerged 3.3 million ...
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850,000-Year-Old Remains Suggest Prehistoric Child Was Decapitated And Eaten By Its Own Kind

W arning: This is a grisly one. Around 850,000 years ago, a small child belonging to a now extinct human species was ...
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Common back problems may be caused by evolution of human locomotion

Common back problems may be caused by evolution of human locomotion Date: April 27, 2015 Source: BioMed Central Summary: A common spinal disease could be the result of some people's vertebrae, the ...
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NMNH in Review: A ‘Killer’ Arrival at the Smithsonian

Join us for the “NMNH in Review” series over the next month to learn about a new orca specimen, historic asteroid samples and other exciting discoveries made by museum scientists this year.