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Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...

Given the size and age of the universe, it should be full of species with technology far more advanced than our own. So where are they? The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click ...

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