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Our Fishy Brain

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The Human Hand: A Gift from Ancient Primates

The Human Hand: A Gift from Ancient Primates

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Ancient Human Ancestors: Walking in the Woods

Ancient Human Ancestors: Walking in the Woods

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Ancient Hands, Ancient Tools

Ancient Hands, Ancient Tools

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The 500-Million-Year History of the Human Brain

The 500-Million-Year History of the Human Brain

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Your Aching Back: A Gift from Your Ancient Ancestors

Your Aching Back: A Gift from Your Ancient Ancestors

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How Do We Know When Our Ancestors Lost Their Tails?

How Do We Know When Our Ancestors Lost Their Tails?

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Amazing Places, Amazing Fossils: Tiktaalik

Amazing Places, Amazing Fossils: Tiktaalik

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The Evolution of Your Teeth

The Evolution of Your Teeth

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Finding the Origins of Human Color Vision

Finding the Origins of Human Color Vision

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We Hear with the Bones that Reptiles Eat With

We Hear with the Bones that Reptiles Eat With

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What Can Fossil Teeth Tell Us?

What Can Fossil Teeth Tell Us?

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Your Inner Fish

How Do We Know When Our Ancestors Lost Their Tails?

Unlike most other primates, apes don't have a tail. When did our ancestors lose this potentially useful appendage? Paleoanthropologist Holly Dunsworth introduces Neil Shubin to Proconsul, a fossil ape that provides some answers to that question.
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See how the genetic legacy of a fish can be seen today in our own DNA.
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