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Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Fossils can reveal far more than the shapes of ancient creatures. Molecules preserved inside old animal bones provide clues about past diseases, what those animals ate, and the climates they lived in.

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The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

Ancient climate cooling reshaped carnivoran bodies, with fossils revealing how habitats drove species diversity worldwide.

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Retribution campaign: The Justice Department said that it would appeal the dismissals of its criminal cases against James B.