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Our Fishy Brain

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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What Can Fossil Teeth Tell Us?

What Can Fossil Teeth Tell Us?

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The Ancient History of the Human Hand

The Ancient History of the Human Hand

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Your Inner Fish

Extended Interview: Tim White

Paleoanthropologist Tim White and his team discovered a 4.4 million-year-old fossil they named Ardi. This fossil, along with other fossils of her species and from her environment, radically changed the way we think about how our species came to walk exclusively on two legs.
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