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A global catalog shows how creatures across the tree of life balance rigidity with flexibility in remarkably consistent ways ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...